Pulmonary Surfactant

question 63

Multiple Choice

Pulmonary surfactant

• A) keeps the alveoli from collapsing by reducing the surface tension.
• B) inflates the alveoli by increasing the surface tension.
• C) keeps the alveoli from collapsing by increasing the surface tension.
• D) increases the rate of gas exchange across the alveoli by the secretion of phospholipids.

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