Question 1
Which of the following is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in North America?
◦ esophageal
◦ lung
◦ skin
◦ colorectal
Question 2
Which of the choices below describes the forces that act to pull the lungs away from the thorax wall and thus collapse the lungs?
◦ the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and transpulmonary pressures
◦ compliance and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid
◦ compliance and transpulmonary pressures
◦ the natural tendency for the lungs to recoil and the surface tension of the alveolar fluid