KROK 1 2018 – Question 69 · KROK (Medicine) · Histology, Cytology, and Embryology
A microslide of the lung tissue sample taken from a patient with pneumonia shows damage to the cells that carry out respiratory function. What cells of the alveolar wall are damaged?
- A. Type 2 alveolar cells
- B. Club cells
- C. Macrophages
- D. Type 1 alveolar cells
- E. Lymphocytes
Hint
Review the cell types lining and populating the alveolar wall and the specific function each of them performs in the lung.
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