Type II pneumocytes produce surfactant, with phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) being its primary component.
Surfactant is made by type II pneumocytes, and phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) is the major component of surfactant.
| Front | Surfactant is made by ___; ___ is the major component of surfactant. |
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| Back | type II pneumocytes; phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) |
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