In a preterm baby with respiratory distress syndrome, which of the following lipids would be deficient?
ACardiolipin
BSphingomyelin
CPhosphatidylinositol
DLecithin
Which of the following is not amphipathic?
ATriglycerides
BSphingolipids
CGlycolipids
DPhosphoglycerol
Surfactant acts to maintain lung compliance by decreasing which factor?
ASurface tension
BPleural fluid secretion
CIntrathoracic pressure
DPleural pressure
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