<prompt> Which cells produce surfactant in conducting part of the lung?Goblet cellsBrush cellsBasal cellsClara cells  <response>: Ans. d Clara cellsRef: Robbins 9thpg 670; 8thpg 679Club cells, also known as bronchiolar exocrine cells, originally known as Clara cells, are dome-shaped cells with short microvilli, found in the small airways bronchioles of the lungs, produce substances similar to surfactant. 