Which pressure equals atmospheric pressure during a pneumothorax, causing the lungs to collapse?
A) intra -alveolar pressure
B) atmospheric pressure
C) transpulmonary pressure
D) rebound pressure (elastic recoil)
E) intrapleural pressure
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