23. Voluntary respiratory muscles carry out the seemingly automatic activity of breathing. 24. Coughs, sneezes, yawns, sighs, and hiccups, temporary interruptions in the normal breathing pattern, are triggered by different stimuli.

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**Clinical Thinking Challenge - cont’d**

17. A thin layer of fluid lines each alveolus that contains a substance that prevents the alveoli from collapsing as air moves in and out during breathing. 

18. The lungs of a fetus are nonfunctional, but change dramatically at birth. 

19. External intercostal muscles are responsible for inspiration. 

20. Internal intercostal muscles and the abdominal muscles are responsible for expiration. 

21. The quantity of air involved in respiration can be described by four standardized terms, each measuring something different. 

22. The partial pressure of gases explains how and why respiratory gases diffuse. 

23. Voluntary respiratory muscles carry out the seemingly automatic activity of breathing. 

24. Coughs, sneezes, yawns, sighs, and hiccups, temporary interruptions in the normal breathing pattern, are triggered by different stimuli.
Transcribed Image Text:**Clinical Thinking Challenge - cont’d** 17. A thin layer of fluid lines each alveolus that contains a substance that prevents the alveoli from collapsing as air moves in and out during breathing. 18. The lungs of a fetus are nonfunctional, but change dramatically at birth. 19. External intercostal muscles are responsible for inspiration. 20. Internal intercostal muscles and the abdominal muscles are responsible for expiration. 21. The quantity of air involved in respiration can be described by four standardized terms, each measuring something different. 22. The partial pressure of gases explains how and why respiratory gases diffuse. 23. Voluntary respiratory muscles carry out the seemingly automatic activity of breathing. 24. Coughs, sneezes, yawns, sighs, and hiccups, temporary interruptions in the normal breathing pattern, are triggered by different stimuli.
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