Given a constant resistance, how will increasing the compliance of a lung unit alter gas movement into and out of the alveolus?
a. Both filling and emptying will be slower.
b. The alveolus will fill and empty more quickly.
c. The alveolus will fill more quickly but empty more slowly.
d. The alveolus will fill more slowly but empty more quickly.
ANS: A
Lung units with high compliance have less elastic recoil than normal. These units fill and empty more slowly than normal units.
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