Surfactant
A) decreases the surface tension of fluid in the alveoli.
B) is lacking in babies with hyaline membrane disease.
C) decreases the energy required to keep the lungs inflated.
D) helps keep the lungs from collapsing.
E) has all of these characteristics.
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