_Airways Respiratory
Zone
_Terminal
bronchiole to Respiratory bronchiole - lined by ciliated cells and CLARA CELLS; by transitional
zone to RB, all Clara cells.
_Alveolar
ducts/sacs
§Type I cells
90% of alveolar surface
§Type II cells
_Cell types
§CLARA CELLS - produce a component of
surfactant and are the bronchiolar reserve cell
§TYPE I CELLS - Thin lining cell for
gas exchange
§TYPE II CELLS - surfactant and
alveolar reserve cell
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