The type Il alveolar cells are important because they_. produce surfactant O form a layer of thin epithelial cells are made of basement membrane secrete mucus

In cytokine storm, what are three things that happen to reduce gas exchange? swelling increases distance between alveoli & circulatory system oxygen builds up in the alveoli red blood cells invade the alveoli carbon dioxide builds up in the alveoli fluid fills up alveoli scar tissue forms making lungs more flexible hyaline membrane forms making lungs less flexible

There are_____ 0 3 O 300 millions O 10 O 3,000 O 100,000 alveoli in the lungs

Only gasses are made up of small particles beacuse there invisible