Which cells produce surfactant in conducting part of the lung?
Correct Answer: Clara cells
Description: Ans. (d) Clara cells(Ref: Robbins 9th/pg 670; 8th/pg 679)Club cells, also known as bronchiolar exocrine cells, originally known as Clara cells, are dome-shaped cells with short microvilli, found in the small airways (bronchioles) of the lungs, produce substances similar to surfactant.
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