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

The gas exchange system — practice question

The air passages of the gas exchange system are lined by epithelium, and the characteristics of this epithelium alter gradually as the airways branch and the tubes become progressively narrower.
(a)[2]

Explain why respiratory bronchioles do not contain goblet cells.

(b)

Fig. 4.1 shows a photomicrograph of a section through a bronchiole with alveoli around it.

(b(i))[3]

The epithelium of a bronchiole is structurally different from the epithelium of an alveolus. Describe the differences between bronchiolar epithelium and alveolar epithelium, other than any difference in goblet cell number.

(b(ii))[3]

Tissue X in Fig. 4.1 lies in the bronchiole wall. Name tissue X and describe the function of tissue X in the bronchiole.

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