Respiratory Volumes

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What is Tidal Volume?

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The volume of air breathed in and out during one breath.

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What is Pulmonary Ventilation?

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Both inspiration and expiration.

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What does Total Lung Capacity include?

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Vital capacity + residual volume.

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What equipment is used to measure air being inspired and expired?

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Spirometer.

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What is the volume that remains in the lungs even after a forceful exhale?

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Residual volume.

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What is Inspiratory Reserve Volume?

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The additional air that can be forcibly inhaled after normal inspiration.

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What is Expiratory Reserve Volume?

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The maximal amount of air a person can expel after a normal exhalation.

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What is Vital Capacity?

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The total amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximal inhalation.

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What is Residual Volume?

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The amount of air that remains in the lungs after a forceful exhalation.

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What is the function of the diaphragm in respiration?

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It contracts to allow air to enter the lungs and relaxes to push air out.