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Which of the following lists the components of the respiratory membrane?

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Which of the following lists the components of the respiratory membrane?


  1. alveolar epithelial cells, capillary endothelial cells and their basement membranes
  2. fl uid and surfactant alveolar epithelial cells, capillary endothelial cells and their basement membranes
  3. visceral pleura, parietal pleura and serous fl uid.
  4. ciliated epithelial cells, mucus cells and secreted mucus

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B: The epithelium of the alveoli and capillary (including the basement membrane), and the fl uid covering the alveolar surface (which includes surfactant) together form the respiratory membrane through which gases must pass. 

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