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AEWBW

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The purpose of residual air in the lungs is to _____.
 A) prevent the lungs from collapsing
  B) prevent the temporary stoppage of breathing
  C) allow the continuous exchange of gases between breaths

Question 2

Health care workers use a spirometer to measure the _____.
 A) level of carbon dioxide in the blood
  B) lungs' capacity for air
  C) amount of pressure in the lungs
  D) level of pleural fluid


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miss.ashley

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Reply #1 on: Feb 27, 2019
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


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Reply 2 on: Feb 27, 2019
Wow, this really help

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