14. Compliance is ____. 15. Which of the following decreases resistance in the normal healthy lung? 16. Elasticity is ____.
Understand the Problem
The questions are asking about concepts related to lung physiology, specifically compliance and elasticity of the lungs, as well as factors affecting airway resistance.
Answer
14. a; 15. d; 16. c;
The answers are: 14. a) the ability of the lung to stretch; 15. d) Relaxation of airway smooth muscle; 16. c) an opposing force to compliance.
Answer for screen readers
The answers are: 14. a) the ability of the lung to stretch; 15. d) Relaxation of airway smooth muscle; 16. c) an opposing force to compliance.
More Information
Lung compliance refers to the lung's ability to stretch and expand. Relaxation of airway smooth muscle decreases airway resistance, allowing air to flow more easily. Elasticity refers to the lung's ability to return to its original shape after being stretched, opposing compliance.
Tips
Be careful not to confuse compliance and elasticity; they are opposite properties.
Sources
- Physiology, Lung Compliance - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Lung Compliance - Physiopedia - physio-pedia.com
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