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Which of the following is a potential consequence of abdominal obesity when a person is lying down?
Which of the following is a potential consequence of abdominal obesity when a person is lying down?
- Improved breathing
- Narrowed airway (correct)
- Increased lung volume
- Reduced likelihood of obstructive events
What effect can abdominal obesity have on lung volume?
What effect can abdominal obesity have on lung volume?
- Increase in lung volume
- Improvement in lung function
- Decrease in lung volume (correct)
- No effect on lung volume
How does abdominal obesity contribute to obstructive events?
How does abdominal obesity contribute to obstructive events?
- By increasing lung capacity
- By improving breathing
- By widening the airway
- By decreasing lung volume (correct)
