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