Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · The gas exchange system

The gas exchange system — practice question

Fig. 1.1 shows a scanning electron micrograph of part of the wall of a bronchus from a healthy human.
(a(i))[1]

Identify the structures labelled A.

(a(ii))[1]

State what function the cells labelled B carry out.

(b)[2]

Name two tissues present in the wall of the bronchus that cannot be seen in Fig. 1.1.

(c)[1]

State the name of the other condition that leads to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

(d)[4]

Describe the appearance of a cross-section through the wall of a bronchus in a person with chronic bronchitis.

(e)[2]

Suggest why a person with chronic bronchitis is more likely than a healthy person to develop infectious diseases of the gas-exchange system.

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