Lung Volumes and Capacities
Lung Volumes and Capacities: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Respiratory Volumes and Capacities, Tidal Volume, Functional Residual Capacity & Dead Space in Lungs etc.
Important Questions on Lung Volumes and Capacities
What is vital capacity of our lungs ?

The normal vital capacity is seven litres and tidal volume has no role in it.

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

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

What is the vital capacity of our lungs?

An adult mammal with body weight has the following functional parameters of its lungs. Inspiratory reserve volume body weight; Expiratory reserve volume body weight; Vital capacity body weight; Breathing rate .
The volume (in litre) of air that its lungs displace in hours is-

Study the following (consider maximum values)
A) Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)
B) Tidal Volume (TV)
C) Vital capacity (VC)
D) Total Lung Capacity (TLC)
E) Residual Volume (RV)
Arrange the above volumes of air in ascending order

Study the following respiratory volumes(mL) and arrange on decreasing order.
I) Inspiratory reserve volume
II) Tidal volume
III) Inspiratory capacity
IV) Residual volume
V) Expiratory reserve volume

Total Lung Capacity can be calculated by the following


How much pulmonary air is expired normally (to the maximum level)?

Capacity of human lungs for inhaled air in a healthy person is



A child was killed through asphyxiation. Postmortem confirmed it because a piece of lung put in water

Which one has the lowest value?

Volume of air breathed in and out during effortless respiration is

