Which of the Choices Below Describes the Forces That Act

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the choices below describes the forces that act to pull the lungs away from the thorax wall and thus collapse the lungs?

• A)the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid
• B)compliance and transpulmonary pressures
• C)compliance and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid
• D)the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and transpulmonary pressures

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Definitions:

F-Ratio

The ratio used in analysis of variance (ANOVA) to compare the variance between groups to the variance within groups.

Main Effect

The main effect is the impact of an independent variable on a dependent variable in a statistical model, ignoring other variables' influences.

Factor A

Factor A is often used in experimental design to represent one of the independent variables being tested for its effect on a dependent variable.

Reject

In statistical analysis, to refuse to accept a null hypothesis, based on the outcome of a test showing that observed data is unlikely under the hypothesis.