Why Must Infants Increase Their Respiratory Rate and Not Their

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why must infants increase their respiratory rate and not their tidal volume when work of breathing increases?

• A) Infants are obligate nose-breathers.
• B) The large abdomen-to-thorax ratio inhibits the tidal volume.
• C) Infants have more intracellular water.
• D) The thorax is unstable.

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