Without surfactant, water lining the alveoli would create surface tens…

Question

Without surfactant, water lining the alveoli would create surface tension that inhibits:

Accepted Answer

B. Expansion

1. Surface tension pulls the alveolar walls together.
2. That resists the sac opening on inhalation.
3. So it inhibits expansion.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 22, The Respiratory System._

Answer

Excretion

Answer

Exhalation

Answer

Extraction

Without surfactant, water lining the alveoli would create surface tension that inhibits:

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