A fine, bubbling sound heard on inspiration and associated with fluid in the alveoli and terminal bronchioles is called:
A) bronchovesicular sounds.
B) rales (crackles).
C) rhonchi.
D) pleural friction.

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The fine, bubbling sound heard on inspiration and associated with fluid in the alveoli and terminal bronchioles is called rales (crackles). Option A (bronchovesicular sounds) refers to a normal breath sound and option C (rhonchi) refers to a wheezing sound in the airways. Option D (pleural friction) is a grating sound that occurs when the inflamed pleural surfaces rub against each other.

A Fine, Bubbling Sound Heard on Inspiration and Associated with Fluid