Which factors are responsible for the decrease in the volume of the alveoli?
A) Compliance and lung recoil
B) Lung recoil and surface tension of water
C) Compliance and surface tension of water
D) Perfusion and lung recoil

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Lung recoil and surface tension of water are responsible for the decrease in the volume of the alveoli. Lung recoil is due to the elastic fibers in the lung tissue, and surface tension of water in the alveoli tends to collapse them, both contributing to a decrease in alveolar volume.

Which Factors Are Responsible for the Decrease in the Volume