Which of the following is a lung disease marked by a reduced number of cilia,reduced motility of the remaining cilia,goblet cell hypertrophy and hypersecretion,and thick sputum?
A) Asthma
B) Oat-cell carcinoma
C) Atelectasis
D) Chronic bronchitis
E) Emphysema

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Chronic bronchitis is marked by a reduction in the number and motility of cilia, goblet cell hypertrophy and hypersecretion, and thick sputum. Asthma is marked by bronchospasm and inflammation of the airways, oat-cell carcinoma is a type of lung cancer, atelectasis is a collapse of the lung tissue, and emphysema is marked by destruction of the alveolar walls in the lungs.

Which of the Following Is a Lung Disease Marked by a Reduced