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What is the main role of pleural fluid around the lungs?
AWarming inhaled air
BTrapping dust
CStoring oxygen
DReducing friction
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Reducing friction
Pleural fluid lubricates the space between the two pleural layers and lowers friction on the lung surface.
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