As the respiratory tube branches become smaller in diameter,

A) the epithelial lining changes from pseudostratified ciliated columnar to cuboidal and
simple squamous epithelium.
B) the epithelial lining changes to connective tissue.
C) they have increased muscle fibers.
D) they have increased cartilage.


A

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