Which statement is incorrect?
A) Alveoli are the site of gas exchange in the lungs.
B) Interdependence of alveoli refers to air flow between adjacent alveoli through the pores of Kohn.
C) Alveolar Type II cells secrete pulmonary surfactant.
D) Alveoli are very thin and are surrounded by a network of capillaries so that air and blood are separated by a very thin barrier.
E) The alveoli are thin-walled, inflatable, grape-like sacs at the end of the bronchioles.
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Q14: The intrapulmonary pressure
A) is the pressure within
Q15: During which of the following would the
Q16: When the diaphragm contracts
A) The volume of
Q16: At the end of a normal expiration,
Q17: The inspiratory muscles include the
A) diaphragm and
Q18: Which of the following structures serves as
Q21: Which of the following promotes elastic recoil
Q22: During forceful expirations
A) The accessory expiratory muscles
Q23: Without pulmonary surfactant
A) Small alveoli would tend
Q24: Pulmonary surfactant
A) is secreted by Type II
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