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What is a septal cell?
it is a pale cell that in the septa in lungs between pulmanory alveoli which keep alveoli away from collaposing
What is the function of type 2 alveoli walls?
Type 2 alveoli cells secrete surfactant, which helps to reduce surface tension in the alveoli. This allows for easier expansion of the alveoli during inhalation and prevents them from collapsing during exhalation, promoting efficient gas exchange.
Is a alveoli cell a plant or animal cell?
Neither, alveoli are the air sacs within the lungs in mammals (singular alveolus).
What type of cells line the alveoli?
Simple Squamous Epithelial Tissue forms the surface of the alveoli
Reduces the surface tension of the fluid in the alveoli?
Surfactant, a substance produced by type II alveolar cells in the lungs, reduces the surface tension of fluid in the alveoli. This helps to prevent the collapse of alveoli during expiration and facilitates the exchange of gases in the lungs.
What type of cell forms tissue that covers and protects?
Epithelial cell.
What identifies cell type?
cell-surface marker
What does the surface cell do?
It identifies the cell type :D
How does type1 and type 2 pneumocytes facilitates gaseous exchange?
Type I pneumocytes are thin, flat cells that make up the majority of the alveolar surface area, allowing for efficient gas exchange by providing a minimal barrier between the air in the alveoli and the blood in the capillaries. Type II pneumocytes, on the other hand, produce surfactant, a substance that reduces surface tension in the alveoli, preventing collapse and ensuring that they remain open for optimal gas exchange. Together, these cell types maintain the structural integrity of the alveoli and enhance the efficiency of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.
What tissue type covers external surface of stomach?
The tissue type that covers the external surface of the stomach is known as the serosa. It is a type of connective tissue that forms the outermost layer of the stomach and helps protect and support the organ.
What keep the alveoli from collapsing?
Alveoli does not collapse because lungs always have a residual volume which prevents the alveoli to collapse.
How are septal cells involved in keeping alveoli from collapsing?
They produce surfactant, a substance that reduces surface tension. Alveoli are very small, only 80 nanometers wide, and are flat. Therefore they have a tendency to curl up. The surfactant reduces this tendency, hence keeps the alveoli from collapsing.
