What is the function of the pleural fluid in the lungs?
A. Create friction
B. Lubricate surfaces
C. Prevent gas exchange
D. Increase pressure
Select your answer:
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A. Livor Mortis
B. Rigor Mortis
C. Skin for tattoos, bruises, & abrasions.
D. DNA
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The following describes which restrictive pulmonary disease:
Accumulation of air in the pleural space –> rupture in (visceral pleural or parietal pleural)
A. Plural effusion
B. Pneumonia
C. Pneumothorax
D. ARDS