The work of breathing normally requires about 3% of total energy expenditure, this increases under all of the following situations except
A) when elastic recoil is decreased.
B) when resistance goes up.
C) when the partial pressure of oxygen decreases in the air.
D) when ventilation must be increased.
E) it increases with all of the above
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