The Main Function of Serous Fluid Is to

question 113

Multiple Choice

The main function of serous fluid is to

• A) lubricate and reduce friction between pleural membranes around the lung.
• B) improve adhesion of the lungs to the thoracic wall.
• C) facilitate the diffusion of oxygen across the respiratory membrane.

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Sound waves traveling across air or any other form of matter, heard once they connect with a person's or an animal's auditory system.

Hertz

A unit of frequency in the International System of Units (SI) that measures the number of cycles per second of a periodic phenomenon.

Frequency

The rate at which a periodic event occurs, such as the number of complete cycles per second in a wave or the number of times a behavior is observed in a given period.

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