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What is the role of lamellar bodies in the production of surfactant?
What is the role of lamellar bodies in the production of surfactant?
- Lamellar bodies reduce surface tension in the alveoli
- Lamellar bodies form a phospholipid film
- Lamellar bodies secrete surfactant into the alveoli
- Lamellar bodies form tubes of lipid called tubular myelin (correct)
What is surfactant made of?
What is surfactant made of?
- Lipid only
- A complex mixture of phospholipid, protein, and ions (correct)
- Ions only
- Protein only
Which type of pneumocyte is responsible for the production of lamellar bodies?
Which type of pneumocyte is responsible for the production of lamellar bodies?
- Type II pneumocyte (correct)
- Type I pneumocyte
- Both type I and type II pneumocytes
- Neither type I nor type II pneumocyte
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