When Alveolar Pressure Is Equal to Atmospheric Pressure, Air Flows

question 113

True/False

When alveolar pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure, air flows into the lungs.

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Definitions:

Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body which facilitate the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrient and waste chemical substances between blood and the tissues.

Velocity

A physical vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position of an object with respect to time, including both speed and direction.

Venae Cavae

The two large veins that return deoxygenated blood to the heart; consisting of the superior and inferior vena cava.

Blood Pressure

Blood pressure is the force that circulating blood exerts against the walls of blood vessels, essential for maintaining the body's circulatory function.