Exhalation Below the Resting Level Requires Active Muscular Effort in Order

question 32

Multiple Choice

Exhalation below the resting level requires active muscular effort in order to overcome what tendency?

• A) The airways to collapse
• B) The alveoli to expand
• C) The chest wall to expand
• D) The lungs to expand

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Definitions:

Right Lung

The larger of the two lungs, located on the right side of the thorax, divided into three lobes and responsible for gas exchange.

Left Lung

The left lung is the smaller of the two lungs in the human body, consisting of two lobes to accommodate the heart.

Hyaline Cartilage Plates

Thin layers of smooth, translucent cartilage found in various parts of the body, such as the nose, trachea, and at the ends of long bones, where they facilitate bone growth.

Pseudostratified Epithelium

A type of epithelial tissue that appears to be stratified but is actually a single layer of cells with varying nuclei heights, found in the respiratory tract.