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Premature infants may not produce surfactants in the alveoli of their lungs. What implications does this have for their health and survival?
A) The partial pressure of oxygen drops significantly in the absence of these surfactants, and the child may suffer brain damage from oxygen deprivation.
B) The surface tension of fluids in the lungs may be too high for the lungs to expand fully during inhalation.
C) Surfactants are necessary to trap pollutants and other material that enters the lungs during inhalation; thus, lung disease is more likely.
D) Surfactants raise the surface tension of alveolar fluids so that deoxygenated air does not get trapped in the lungs during exhalation.
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