Question

You are viewing an organ of the respiratory system and note the following tissues: folded mucosal layer containing simple cuboidal epithelium and smooth muscle, shifting into simple squamous epithelia. Identify the organ.

Answer 1

Respiratory bronchiole

Step-by-step explanation:

The respiratory bronchioles represent the narrowest airways within the lung, being continuations of terminal bronchioles that have approx. 0.5 mm in size. The epithelium of the respiratory bronchiole is composed of cuboidal ciliated cells and a small number of non-ciliated (secretory) Clara cells. The respiratory bronchioles lead into alveolar ducts composed of smooth muscle and connective tissue (i.e., elastin and collagen), connecting the respiratory bronchioles to the alveolar sacs.