Reduced Lung Elastic Recoil, Increased Dead Space in the Lungs

question 44

Multiple Choice

Reduced lung elastic recoil, increased dead space in the lungs, and more limited diffusion of gas exchange are all pulmonary symptoms associated with what?

• A)Emphysema
• B)Aging
• C)Asthma
• D)COPD

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Definitions:

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons and conduct them toward the cell body.

Axon

The axon is a long, slender projection of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body toward other neurons or to muscles or glands.

Cell Body

The spherical part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and connects to the dendrites, which receive messages, and the axon, which sends them.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.