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Atmospheric pressure (P<sub>atm</sub>) = 760 mmHg Thoracic wall F E G D C 756 760 B Lung A Diaphragm Alveolar pressure (P<sub>alv</sub>) The transpulmonary transmural pressure _____ equals -4 mm Hg cannot be determined by the information provided in this figure equals +4 mm Hg equals 0 mm Hg

          Atmospheric pressure (P<sub>atm</sub>) = 760 mmHg
Thoracic wall
F
E
G
D
C
756
760
B
Lung
A
Diaphragm
Alveolar pressure (P<sub>alv</sub>)
The transpulmonary transmural pressure _____
equals -4 mm Hg
cannot be determined by the information provided in this figure
equals +4 mm Hg
equals 0 mm Hg

Atmospheric pressure (P<sub>atm</sub>) = 760 mmHg
Thoracic wall
F
E
G
D
C
756
760
B
Lung
A
Diaphragm
Alveolar pressure (P<sub>alv</sub>)
The transpulmonary transmural pressure
equals -4 mm Hg
cannot be determined by the information provided in this figure
equals +4 mm Hg
equals 0 mm Hg

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Step 1: Read the pressures shown in the figure: atmospheric pressure Patm = 760 mmHg, alveolar pressure Palv = 760 mmHg, and intrapleural (pleural) pressure Pip = 756 mmHg. Show more…

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Atmospheric pressure (Patm) = 760 mmHg F Thoracic wall rE TD V rc 756 760 B Lung Diaphragm Alveolar pressure (Pav) The transpulmonary transmural pressure equals -4 mm Hg Cannot be determined by the information provided in this figure Equals +4 mm Hg Equals 0 mm Hg