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  • 09-03-2020
  • Biology
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The walls of the alveoli are composed of two types of cells, type I and type II alveolar cells. The function of type II alveolar cells is to ________.

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dharmendra91 dharmendra91
  • 12-03-2020

Answer:

The function of type II alveolar cell is to secrete surfactant.

Explanation:

Alveolar type II secrete surfactant which is a lipoprotein substance.The main function of  Surfactant  is  reduce the surface tension in the alveoli.

Alveolar type II also helps in stabilization.It helps in airway epithelial stabilization.

It also helps in Immune defense, and airway regeneration in response to injury.

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