While auscultating a patient's lungs,a nurse recalls the alveoli in the apexes of the lungs are _____ than alveoli in the bases.
A) Larger
B) More numerous
C) More compliant
D) Less perfused

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The alveoli in the upper portions,or apexes,of the lungs contain a greater residual volume of gas and are larger and less numerous than those in the lower portions.
The alveoli in the upper portions,or apexes,of the lungs contain a greater residual volume of gas and are larger and less numerous,not more,than those in the lower portions.
The alveoli in the upper portions,or apexes,of the lungs contain a greater residual volume of gas and are larger and less numerous than those in the lower portions.The apexes are less compliant.
The apexes of the lungs are better perfused.

While Auscultating a Patient's Lungs,a Nurse Recalls the Alveoli in the Apexes