hèn an adult subject is breathing quietly at rest: a. the volume of air remaining in the lungs after quiet expiration is the residual volume. b. expiration is due to impulses from the expiratory neurons going to the muscles of expiration. c. impulses from stretch receptors in the lung are transmitted through the vagus nerve to inhibit inspiration center. d. the intra-pleural pressure drops to 6 mmHg.

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22- When an adult subject is breathing quietly at rest:
a. the volume of air remaining in the lungs after quiet
expiration is the residual volume.
b. expiration is due to impulses from the expiratory neurons
going to the muscles of expiration.
c. impulses from stretch receptors in the lung are transmitted
through the vagus nerve to inhibit inspiration center.
d. the intra-pleural pressure drops to 6 mmHg.
Transcribed Image Text:22- When an adult subject is breathing quietly at rest: a. the volume of air remaining in the lungs after quiet expiration is the residual volume. b. expiration is due to impulses from the expiratory neurons going to the muscles of expiration. c. impulses from stretch receptors in the lung are transmitted through the vagus nerve to inhibit inspiration center. d. the intra-pleural pressure drops to 6 mmHg.
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