As a result of an auto accident, a fractured rib completely punctures the right chest wall of a 34-year-old male resulting in a right-sided pneumothorax. The alveoli in the right chest will collapse because of a/an :Decrease in intra-tracheal pressure, becoming more negativeIncrease in trans-chest wall pressure, becoming more negativeDecrease in intrapleural pressure , becoming less negativeIncrease in airway pressure, becoming more positive Increase  in alveolar pressure, becoming more negative

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As a result of an auto accident, a fractured rib completely punctures the right chest wall of a 34-year-old male resulting in a right-sided pneumothorax. The alveoli in the right chest will collapse because of a/an :
Decrease in intra-tracheal pressure, becoming more negative
Increase in trans-chest wall pressure, becoming more negative
Decrease in intrapleural pressure , becoming less negative
Increase in airway pressure, becoming more positive 
Increase  in alveolar pressure, becoming more negative 

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