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sattari [20]
3 years ago
8

Exposure to environmental hazards such as coal dust, silica dust, and asbestos may lead to pulmonary fibrosis or scarring of the

lung tissue. with this condition the lungs become stiff and have less elasticity. what would happen to the total lung capacity and vital capacity under these conditions? explain your reasoning for your response.
Biology
1 answer:
Luba_88 [7]3 years ago
7 0
As described above, the condition will lead or cause the lung tissue to be less elastic. That being said, the lungs will be limited due to its stiffness. This will lead to decreased lung capacity as well as decreased vital capacity. 
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