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Does age affect lung capacity?


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Lung capacity:

  1. The total lung capacity of an individual is about 6 liters.
  2. No, lung capacity is not affected by age.
  3. It may vary with the sex of the individual but not with age.
  4. The lung function may decline with increasing age but the lung capacity remains the same.


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