Surface Tension Accounts for

question 30

Multiple Choice

Surface tension accounts for

• A) the increase in the size of alveoli
• B) the maintenance of mucus volume
• C) muscular contraction during expiration
• D) the attachment of the lungs to the chest wall
• E) elastic recoil of the lungs

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