Question 10

(Multiple Choice)

Which respiratory epithelial cell (1)is at maturation essential for survival of premature infants,(2)produces surfactant,(3)differentiates to establish normal cellular architecture during development and repair,and (4)normally occupies <5% of the luminal surface area after birth?


A)Clara cell
B)Type I epithelial cell
C)Type II epithelial cell
D)Goblet cell
E)Kultschitzky cell

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