They are lined with millions of tiny hair like structures called Cilia. These little hairs help to trap foreign air particles to keep them out of the lungs.
The Respiratory membrane: The wall of the alveoli are composed primarily of a single layer of squamous epithelial cells, called type I cells, surrounded by a flimsy basement membrane. See page 815...
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