Multiple Choice
A transmural pressure gradient exists across the lung wall because the ____ pressure is less than the ____ pressure.
A) intrapleural, intra-alveolar.
B) intra-alveolar, intrapleural.
C) intrapleural, atmospheric.
D) atmospheric, intra-alveolar.
E) none of these answers.
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