Refer to the Figure

question 206

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure. Curve A corresponds to _______ pressure and curve B corresponds to _______ pressure.The graph indicates that exhalation requires _______ relative to atmospheric pressure.

• A) alveolar; pleural cavity; positive pressure in the pleural cavity
• B) alveolar; pleural cavity; positive pressure in the alveoli
• C) pleural cavity; alveolar; positive pressure in the pleural cavity
• D) pleural cavity; alveolar; negative pressure in the alveoli
• E) thoracic cavity; pleural cavity; positive pressure in the thoracic cavity

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