188.A teenage girl presents in the emergency room with paroxysms of
dyspnea, cough, and wheezing. Her parents indicate that she has had these
“attacks” during the past winter, and that they have worsened and become
more frequent during the spring allergy season. Which of the following cell
types and their location is correctly matched to a function it may perform
in this patient’s disease?
a. Cilia in alveoli, enhanced mucociliary transport
b. Plasma cells in BALT, bronchoconstriction
c. Eosinophils in BALT, bronchodilation
d. Goblet cells in bronchioles, hyposecretion
e. Mast cells in BALT, edema
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