The Nurse Is Providing Care to a Patient on Mechanical

The nurse is providing care to a patient on mechanical ventilation with an endotracheal tube.The nurse carefully inflates the cuff of the endotracheal tube using the minimal leak method,knowing that a properly inflated cuff provides which benefits to the patient?

A) Prevents aspiration of gastric contents.
B) Promotes accumulation of secretions below the epiglottis.
C) Prevents air from escaping between the tube and the tracheal wall.
D) Promotes lung inflation for mechanical ventilation.