Pulmonary surfactant is secreted by: (A) Type I pneumocytes, (B) Type II pneumocytes, (C) Clara cells, (D) Bronchial epithelial cells
Answer is B. Ans. (b) Type II pneumocytes(Ref: Ganong, 25th ed/p.630)Surfactant is synthesized, secreted, and recycled by alveolar type II cells