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Question:

In lungs, the air is separated from the venous blood through?

Squamous epithelium + tunica media blood vessel

Squamous epithelium + endothelium of blood vessel

None of the above

Transitional epithelium + tunica external blood vessel

Solution:

There are 2 layers separating the air from the blood in the lungs. One is the squamous layer of the epithelium of the alveolar walls of the lungs and the other is the endothelium lining (innermost) of the blood vessel. So, the correct answer is (B).