Which of the Choices Below Describes the Forces That Act

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the choices below describes the forces that act to pull the lungs away from the thorax wall and thus collapse the lungs?

• A) compliance and transpulmonary pressures
• B) compliance and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid
• C) the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid
• D) the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and transpulmonary pressures

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Definitions:

Rival

In economics, a good or service is considered rival if its consumption by one individual prevents simultaneous consumption by other individuals.

Excludable

Refers to a property of a good or service where it's possible to prevent people who have not paid for it from having access to it.

Efficient Quantity

The amount of a good or service that maximizes the net benefit to society.

Nonrival

A characteristic of a good where one person's consumption does not reduce availability for others.