Which Ventilates Alveoli More Effectively: Slow,deep Breaths or Rapid,shallow Breaths

Multiple Choice

Which ventilates alveoli more effectively: slow,deep breaths or rapid,shallow breaths? Explain why.

A) Slow,deep breaths because a smaller amount of the tidal volume of each breath is spent moving air into and out of the anatomic dead space.
B) Slow,deep breaths because a larger amount of the tidal volume of each breath is spent moving air into and out of the anatomic dead space.
C) Rapid,shallow breaths because a smaller amount of the tidal volume of each breath is spent moving air into and out of the anatomic dead space.
D) Rapid,shallow breaths because a larger amount of the tidal volume of each breath is spent moving air into and out of the anatomic dead space.