CardioPulm - Pulmonary System Anatomy & Physiology

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inspiratory capacity

maximal amount of air a person can inhale after a normal tidal exhalation

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tidal volume (TV)

total voluem inspired and expired with each breath during quiet breathing

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inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)

maximal volume of air that can be inspired after normal tidal volume inspiration

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expiratory reserve volume (ERV)

maximal volume of air that can be expired after normal tidal expiration

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vital capaty (VC)

maximum amount of air that can be inhaled following a maximal exhalation

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functional residual capacity (FRC)

volume of air remaining in the lungs after a normal tidal volume expiration

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what lung volume represents the point at which the forces tending to collapse the lungs are balanced against the forces tending to expand the chest wall?

functional residual capacity (FRC)

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residual volume (RV)

volume of gas remaining in the lungs at the end of a maximal expiration

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total lung capacity (TLC)

maximal volume to which the lungs can be expanded