Pulmonary surfactant
A) keeps the alveoli from collapsing by reducing the surface tension.
B) inflates the alveoli by increasing the surface tension.
C) keeps the alveoli from collapsing by increasing the surface tension.
D) increases the rate of gas exchange across the alveoli by the secretion of phospholipids.
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