During normal exhalation, air leaves the lungs because

A. the strong chest muscles force air out by squeezing the chest cavity.
B. there is more carbon dioxide inside the lungs than outside, so air flows outward by diffusion.
C. air currents outside the body draw air out of the lungs.
D. of the elastic recoil of muscles making air pressure greater inside the lungs than outside, so it flows outward.


Answer: D

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