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.
Answer: A
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