Calculating Lung Capacity

The volume of air remaining in lungs after maximum exhalation

• Residual Volume
• Minute Volume
• Tidal Volume
• Expiratory Volume

An instrument for measuring the air entering and leaving the lungs

• Cathometer
• Breathometer
• Pirometer
• Spirometer

The volume of air breathed in and out without conscious effort.

• Minute Volume
• Expiratory Volume
• Residual Volume
• Tidal Volume

Muscle located between the ribs

• Interosseous Muscle
• Intermuscular Muscle
• Intercostal Muscle
• Costal Muscle

Oxygen is diffused into and carbon dioxide is taken out of the blood

• Alveoli
• Diaphragm
• Capillaries
• Bronchioles

Identify Letter A

• Vital Capacity
• Inspiratory Reserve Volume
• Expiratory Reserve Volume
• Tidal Volume

Identify Letter B

• Vital Capacity
• Residual Volume
• Expiratory Reserve Volume
• Tidal Volume

Identify Letter E

• Vital Capacity
• Residual Volume
• Expiratory Reserve Volume
• Tidal Volume

Karen blows into a spirometer and relaxes her diaphragm. This process is:

• aspiration

• exhalation

• inhalation

• sound production

What test assesses a patients severity of lung obstruction.

• FEV1/FVC

• FVC

• FEV1

• None of these