The Compliance of the Lung Is Determined by the Elasticity

question 91

Multiple Choice

The compliance of the lung is determined by the elasticity of the lung and

• A) volume.
• B) airway resistance.
• C) surface tension.
• D) intra -alveolar pressure.
• E) transpulmonary pressure.

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