Given a Constant Resistance, How Will Increasing the Compliance of a Lung

question 40

Multiple Choice

Given a constant resistance, how will increasing the compliance of a lung unit alter gas movement into and out of the alveolus?

• A) Both filling and emptying will be slower.
• B) The alveolus will fill and empty more quickly.
• C) The alveolus will fill more quickly but empty more slowly.
• D) The alveolus will fill more slowly but empty more quickly.

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Saddle

A supportive structure placed on the back of an animal for riding or an engineering component designed to spread load.

Longitudinal Axis

An imaginary line running from the top to the bottom of an object, defining its vertical orientation.

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The act of turning around an axis or center point.

Circumduction

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