Peate: Anatomy and Physiology for

Nurses at a Glance

Ian Peate, Muralitharan Nair

Multiple Choice: Chapter 23 Pulmonary ventilation

Question 1. During inspiration the:

a) Thorax expands and intrapulmonary pressure falls below atmospheric pressure
b) Thorax expands and intrapulmonary pressure rises above atmospheric pressure
c) Thorax contracts and intrapulmonary pressure falls below atmospheric pressure
d) Thorax expands and intrapulmonary pressure remains static
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