Respiratory Volumes-Definition and Types

What is the value of anatomical dead space air in normal adult?

After forceful inspiration, the amount of air that can be breathed out by maximum forced expiration is equal to:

In which of the following subjects the dead space is the highest?

The amount of air entering and liberated in inspiration or expiration:

What is vital capacity? What do you mean by residual volume?

Write the composition of your inspiratory, expiratory, and alveolar air. Justify the difference.

Write briefly what do you know about tidal volume, residual volume, vital capacity, and dead space air?

What are the compartments in lungs air? Mention their normal amount.

Explain what are inspiratory air, expiratory air, and alveolar air. Give their composition. Justify why the composition of different airs are different from each other?

What do you mean by anatomical and physiological dead space? Mention their significances.

Distinguish between anatomical dead space and physiological dead space.

Distinguish between expiratory reserve volume and inspiratory reserve volume.

Distinguish between total lung capacity and vital capacity.

Write a short note on vital capacity.

Mention the normal amount of inspiratory capacity and expiratory reserve volume in a man.

What do you mean by expiratory reserve volume?

What do you mean by inspiratory capacity?

What is meant by physiological dead space? What is its significance?

What do you mean by anatomical dead space? Mention its significance.

Write the difference between tidal volume and residual volume.