Sectional view of alveoli with a pulmonary capillary is shown below. Identify the right match in context to the options given below:

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Basement membrane:The basement membrane is a sheet of proteins and other substances to which epithelial cells adhere and that forms a barrier between tissues.

Squamous epithelium: Alveoli is lined by a simple squamous epithelium which is thin and facilitate the process of diffusion of oxygen and ${C O}_{2}$ .

Endothelial cells form a one-cell thick walled layer called endothelium that lines all of blood vessels.

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