When the Diaphragm Contracts,thoracic Volume _____ and Intrapulmonary Pressure _____

question 16

Multiple Choice

When the diaphragm contracts,thoracic volume _____ and intrapulmonary pressure _____.

• A) decreases; decreases
• B) decreases; increases
• C) increases; decreases
• D) increases; increases
• E) increases; remains constant

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Definitions:

Cyclic Product

A chemical compound that forms a ring structure during a chemical reaction.

Ring Closing Metathesis

A form of metathesis reaction that forms cyclic compounds by the rearrangement of carbon-carbon double bonds.

Octa-1,7-diene

An organic compound with the formula C8H14, characterized by a linear chain of eight carbon atoms with double bonds at the first and seventh positions.

Enantiomers

Mirror-image isomers of a molecule that cannot be superimposed on each other, typically affecting the molecule's interaction with biological systems.