Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
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ISBN: 9781337794909
Author: Des Jardins, Terry.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 2, Problem 19RQ

In the healthy lung, when the alveolus

decreases in size during a normal exhalation, the

1. surface tension decreases.

2. surfactant to alveolar surface area increases.

3. surface tension increases.

4. surfactant to alveolar surface area decreases.

A. 1 only

B. 3 only

C. 4 only

D. 1 and 2 only

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