MEDICAL
TRACHEA
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the squamous alveolar epithelium
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the endothelial cells lining an adjacent capillary
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the fused basement membranes that lie between the alveolar and endothelial cells
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The respiratory membrane, also called the respiratory surface, is made of the alveolar epithelial cell and the pulmonary capillary endothelial cell, and this structure helps exchange the gases carbon dioxide and oxygen.
Detailed explanation-2: -The capillary endothelial membrane comprising of cells lining the capillaries. The epithelial basement membrane present between the alveolar epithelial cells and the endothelial cells. A layer of fluid lining the alveolus that contains a pulmonary surfactant.
Detailed explanation-3: -a thin layer of fluid lining the alveolus; the alveolar epithelium; the basement membrane of the alveolar epithelium; interstitial space; the basement membrane of the capillary endothelium; the capillary endothelium.