Respiratory Volumes
Respiratory Volumes: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Tidal Volume, Respiratory Volumes and Capacities, Vital Capacity, Total Lung Capacity, Residual Volume, Inspiratory Reserve Volume, Expiratory Reserve Volume, Inspiratory Capacity and, Expiratory Capacity
Important Questions on Respiratory Volumes
The quantity 1200 ml in the respiratory volumes of a normal human adult refers to

What is vital capacity of our lungs ?

Largest quantity of air that can be expired after a minimum inspiration effort is called as:

Total lung capacity is …… and the value is …….


The volume of air that cannot be expelled from lungs is

Given that tidal volume is , inspiratory reserve volume is , and expiratory reserve volume is , what is the value of vital capacity of lung ?

What is the total vital capacity of lungs in man?

Identify the correct and incorrect match about respiratory volume and capacities and mark the correct answer
Inspiratory capacity Tidal Volume Residual volume
Vital Capacity Tidal Volume Inspiratory Reserve Volume Expiratory Reserve Volume
Residual Volume Vital Capacity Inspiratory Reserve Volume
Tidal Volume Inspiratory Capacity — Inspiratory Reserve Volume

A person breathes in some volume of air by forced inspiration after having a forced expiration. This quantity of air taken in is

How much amount of air can be inspired or expired during normal breathing

Lungs are made up of air-filled sacs, the alveoli. They do not collapse even after forceful expiration because of

Listed below are four respiratory capacities and four jumbled respiratory volumes of a normal human adult
Respiratory capacities | Respiratory volumes | |
Residual volume | ||
Vital capacity | ||
Inspiratory reserve volume | ||
Inspiratory capacity |
Which one of the following is the correct matching of two capacities and volumes

Match the items in with and choose the correct option
Tidal volume | to of air | ||
Inspiratory reserve volume | of air | ||
Expiratory reserve volume | of air | ||
Residual volume | to of air | ||
Vital capacity | of air |

Vital capacity of the lung includes
Or
After forceful inspiration, the amount of air that can be breathed out by maximum forced expiration is equal to

The amount of volume of air that can be inspired/expired normally is called

How much amount of volume of air is in lungs as FRC?

The largest quantity of air that can be expired after a maximum inspiratory effort is

The volume of air present in the lungs after forceful expiration is called as

What is the vital capacity of our lungs?
