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A short while after a person has died, a "gasp" of air may occur as the lungs collapse. This flow would represent the?

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User Taufi
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residual air volume

Step-by-step explanation:

The lung of a living human always has a certain volume of air remaining after exhalation. The lung usually collapses after death and this leads to the expulsion of the residual air remaining in it.

The airflow represents the residual air in the lung.

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