Question

The respiratory membrane consists of the following except:

a. alveolar wall
b. lymphatic vessel basement membrane
c. epithelial basement membrane of the alveolar wall.
d. capillary basement membrane
e. capillary endothelial cells

Answer 1

The answer is B: lymphatic vessel basement membrane.

Step-by-step explanation:

The respiratory menbrana consists of the following elements:

1- A layer of liquid that covers the alveolus and that contains the substances that decrease the surface tension of the alveolar liquid.

2- The alveolar epithelium composed of fine epithelial cells.

3- A basal epithelial menbrana.

4- An interstitial space between the alveolus and the capillary menbrana.

5- A capillary endothelial menbrana.