Q. Name the pulmonary disease in which alveolar surface area involved in gas exchange is drastically reduced due to damage in the alveolar walls :
A) Asthma
B) Pleurisy
C) Emphysema
D) Pneumonia
Explanation
[Solution] In emphysema the alveolar walls are damaged, reducing the respiratory surface. Answer (3).
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