ADA NBDE National Board Dental Part I

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Secretion of pulmonary surfactant is a function of which of the following?

alveolar dust cells
small granule cells
type I pneumocytes (squamous alveolar cells)
type II pneumocytes (greater alveolar cells)

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Answer: D - Type II pneumocytes are the source of pulmonary surfactant.

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