Which breath sounds are soft and low in pitch and may be inaudible on expiration?
a. bronchial c. tracheovesicular
b. bronchovesicular d. vesicular
D
Normal breath sounds include the bronchial breath sounds heard over the sternum, bronchovesicular breath sounds heard over the anterior third of the chest near the sternum and around the scapula, and vesicular breath sounds heard over most of the lungs, which are soft and low in pitch and may be inaudible on expiration.
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