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A Stab Wound to the Chest Causes the Lung to Collapse

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A stab wound to the chest causes the lung to collapse because


A) of a sudden increase in surface tension.
B) intrapulmonic pressure becomes less than atmospheric pressure.
C) intrapulmonic pressure becomes higher than intrapleural pressure.
D) intrapleural pressure becomes greater than intrapulmonic pressure.

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