15. Which of the following conditions occurs, during expiration, in a
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15. Which of the following conditions occurs, during expiration, in a person suttering from an
asthma attack? a. the alveolar pressure is greater than during a normal expiration b. the resistance
to air flow is greater than during a normal expiration c. the intrapleural (or pleural) pressure is
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15. Which of the following conditions occurs, during expiration, in a person suttering from an
asthma attack? a. the alveolar pressure is greater than during a normal expiration b. the resistance
to air flow is greater than during a normal expiration c. the intrapleural (or pleural) pressure is
greater than during an normal expiration d. the rate at which air exits the lung is greater than
during a normal expiration e. a, b, and c
Solution
Ans is E
In asthma there is greater resistance of airways during expiration which causes wheeze this
resistance rises the pressure inside the pleura and alveoli than normal expiration
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