Inhalation is the process of bringing air into the lungs and exhalation is air l
ID: 3472866 • Letter: I
Question
Inhalation is the process of bringing air into the lungs and exhalation is air leaving the lungs. Inhalation is considered an active process while exhalation, during resting breathing, is considered a passive process. With what you know about elastic recoil and surface tension, pick the statement(s) that are true.
Inhalation is the process of bringing air into the lungs and exhalation is air leaving the lungs. Inhalation is considered an active process while exhalation, during resting breathing, is considered a passive process. With what you know about elastic recoil and surface tension, pick the statement(s) that are true. O inhalation is an active process because it takes muscle force to expand the lungs and overcome elastic recoil, mov ing the lungs from their resting position Inhalation is an active process because it takes muscle force to expand the lungs and overcome surface tension. Exhalation is a passive process because the elastic recoil returns the lungs to their resting position O Exhalation is a passive process because the surface tension returns the lungs to their resting position All of the aboveExplanation / Answer
Inhalation is an active process because it takes muscle force to expand the lungs and overcome elastic recoil ,moving the lungs from the resting position.
Exhalation is a passive process because the elastic recoil returns the lungs to their position.
Elastic recoil denotes the rebound of the lungs after having been stretched by inhalation, or rather, the ease with which the lung rebounds. With inhalation, the intrapleural pressure (the pressure within the pleural cavity) of the lungs decreases. Relaxing the diaphragm during expiration allows the lungs to recoil and regain the intrapleural pressure experienced previously at rest. Elastic recoil is inversely related to lung compliance.