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What are the cells that produce surfactant called?

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What are the cells that produce surfactant called?


  1. mucus cells
  2. ciliated cells
  3. alveolar macrophages
  4. type II pneumocytes

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D: Type II pneumocytes produce the surface active agent (surfactant) that reduce the surface tension of the water that lines the alveoli. 

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