Q. The alveoli of lungs are lined by

A) Simple epithelium
B) Squamous epithelium
C) Cuboidal epithelium
D) Columnar epithelium
Explanation

Alveoli represents the ultimate structural and physiological units of lung. The wall of alveoli consists of two types of alveolar epithelial cells. Type-I alveolar cells are the predominate squamous epithelial cells. Type-II alveolar cells are scattered among Squamous cells.

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