Body Fluids and Circulations

Question

The epithelial lining in the alveoli of the frogs facing lung cavity is

  • squamous ciliated

  • columnar ciliated

  • columnar nonciliated

  • squamous nonciliated

Answer

B.

columnar ciliated

Alveoli is highly vascularised with an internal lining of very thin squamous epithelium, which always remain moist by mucus. The epithelial cells at the linar most margins of septa facing lung cavity are columnar and ciliated.

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