why alveoli are provided with surfactant..? i need only two to three line reason pls
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1.Pulmonary surfactant would make a strong detergent because it strongly decreases surface tension!
2.Thus, the presence of surfactant prevents the alveoli from collapsing under the normal surface tension exerted by the aqueous fluid lining the alveolar surfaces.
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