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Author Question: Surfactant helps to prevent the alveoli from collapsing by ________. (Read 42 times)

fnuegbu

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Surfactant helps to prevent the alveoli from collapsing by ________.
◦ protecting the surface of alveoli from dehydration and other environmental variations
◦ interfering with the cohesiveness of water molecules, thereby reducing the surface tension of alveolar fluid
◦ warming the air before it enters
◦ humidifying the air before it enters
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Reply #1 on: May 27, 2020
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