Lungs Absorb Oxygen from Inhaled Air, and the Small Intestine

question 49

Multiple Choice

Lungs absorb oxygen from inhaled air, and the small intestine moves ingested material through the digestive tract and absorbs nutrients from ingested food. Which statement describes the type of epithelium you would expect to line each of these surfaces?

• A) They are both lined by a simple squamous epithelium.
• B) They are both lined by a simple cuboidal epithelium.
• C) The lungs are lined by a simple squamous epithelium, and the small intestine is lined by a ciliated columnar epithelium.
• D) The lungs are lined by a columnar epithelium, and the small intestine is lined by a simple squamous epithelium.
• E) The lungs are lined by a simple squamous epithelium, and the small intestine is lined by a simple cuboidal epithelium.

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Definitions:

FIFO Method

"First In, First Out" inventory management system where the goods purchased or produced first are sold or used first.

Ending Inventory

The total value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period, calculated by adding purchases to beginning inventory and subtracting cost of goods sold.

Hammers

Tools consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle, used for driving nails into, or pulling them out of, a surface.

LIFO Method

An inventory valuation method that assumes the last items placed in inventory are the first sold during an accounting period; LIFO stands for Last-In, First-Out.