$A$: Normal expiration during quiet breathing,unlike inspiration,is a passive process because no muscular contractions are involved.
$R$: Normal expiration results from the elastic recoil of the chest wall and lungs.

  • A
    Assertion and Reason both are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
  • B
    Assertion and Reason both are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
  • C
    Assertion is correct,but Reason is incorrect.
  • D
    Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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