A crippling and debilitating condition resulting from trapped air causing a loss of elasticity in the alveoli is called
A) bronchitis
B) asthma
C) emphysema
D) pneumoconiosis

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Emphysema is a crippling and debilitating condition in which obstructive and destructive changes occur in small airways.Continuous bronchial narrowing and loss of elasticity,exacerbated by cigarette smoking,make it very difficult for the patient to exhale the stale air The resulting air trapping and overinflation of the lung lead to alveolar distention and eventually to the rupture of alveolar septa.

A Crippling and Debilitating Condition Resulting from Trapped Air Causing