NEETZoologyBreathing and Exchange of Gases
Read the following statements and choose the follwoing option: 1. Basement membrane supports the squamous epithelium 2. Solubility of O2 is much higher than that of CO2 in blood 3. Total thickness of the basement membrane is less than a millimetre 4. The diffusion membrane is made up of five layers
Options
- ABoth 1 and 3 is correct
- BOnly 2 is correct
- COnly 3 is correct
- DOnly 4 is correct
Correct answer
A. Both 1 and 3 is correct
Step-by-step solution
The basement substance is composed of a thin basement membrane supporting the squamous epithelium and the basement membrane surrounding the single layer endothelial cells of capillaries.