Which of the Following Best Describes What Happens When the Lungs

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes what happens when the lungs expand?

• A) Contraction of the muscles of inspiration pushes the diaphragm up, causing air to flow into the lungs.
• B) Contraction of the muscles of inspiration decreases the volume of the thorax, causing a decrease in pressure (Boyle's law).
• C) Expansion of the thorax causes the lungs to expand as a function of the negative intrapleural pressure between the parietal and visceral pleurae.
• D) None of the above.

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