COPD USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 31 year old woman at 30 weeks gestation is admitted with preterm premature rupture of membranes and regular contractions. The fetus has reassuring heart tones. The obstetric team gives a medication to accelerate synthesis and release of surfactant before delivery. Which of the following fetal cells is the primary target of this therapy?
Answer choices
- AType II pneumocytesCorrect answer
- BType I pneumocytes
- CClub cells
- DPulmonary endothelial cells
- EAlveolar macrophages
- FRespiratory bronchiole epithelial cells
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