Which of the following does not occur during expiration when a person is breathing quietly?
a. the size of the thoracic cavity is reduced.
b. the intra-alveolar pressure becomes greater than atmospheric pressure.
c. air flows out of the lungs.
d. the expiratory muscles contract.
e. intrapleural pressure is less than intra-alveolar pressure.
D
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