In a healthy lung, surfactant prevents atelectasis (collapse) of alveoli. In neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS), otherwise known as hyaline membrane disease, a lack of surfactant production results in atelectasis and intrapulmonary shunting.
Below are the first 14 presidents of the United States. 1  1. Peyton Randolph (Sept. 5, 1774 â Oct. 22, 1774), (May 10, 1775 â May 24, 1775)When delegates voted in Philadelphia for the first Continental Congress, they elected Peyton Randolph as the first president of the territory known as the United States. Randolph was a planter and public official from the colony of Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson is my favorite president because Thomas Jefferson signed the Declaration of Independence, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and founded the University of Virginia. He was the third president and he was born on April 13, 1743, in Albermarle County, Virginia, and he died July 4, 1826, at age 83. Who is your favorite president? Cato Abraham My favorite president is Barack Obama. He is my favorite president because he is the first black president and he tries to make things right.