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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 8. Respiration and Circulation

Select the correct statements about alveoli from the following.
i. Air sac of each tertiary bronchi shows 10 to 12 alveoli.
ii. Each alveolus is surrounded by a network of capillaries.
iii. They are lined by ciliated pseudostratified epithelium.
iv. They provide surface area for exchange of gases.
v. There are about 700 million alveoli in the lungs

  1. A i, ii and iii only
  2. B ii, iii and iv only
  3. C iii, iv and v only
  4. D ii, iv and v only
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(D) ii, iv and v only

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Alveoli are lined by squamous epithelium resting on a basement membrane of connective tissue. Air sac of terminal bronchioles show 10-12 alveoli.