Functional Residual Capacity
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State the volume of air remaining in the lungs after a normal breathing.
Air moves out of the lungs when the pressure inside the lungs is
less than the pressure in the atmosphere
greater than the pressure in the atmosphere.
greater than the intra-alveolar pressure
equal to the pressure in the atmosphere.
Intrapulmonary pressure is the ________.
Pressure within the pleural cavity
pressure within the alveoli of the lungs
negative pressure in the intra pleural space
difference between atmospheric pressure and respiratory pressure
- functional residual capacity
- residual volume
- tidal volume
- inspiratory capacity
What is residual volume
The amount of air that cannot be expelled is the _____.
expiratory reserve volume
residual volume
total lung capacity
functional residual capacity
State the volume of air remaining in the lungs after a normal breathing.
- ERV
- VC
- RV
- FRC
Distinguish between
(a) IRV and ERV
(b) Inspiratory capacity and Expiratory capacity
(c) Vital capacity and Total lung capacity
- none of the above
- expiratory capacity
- inspiratory capacity
- functional residual capacity
- Vital capacity
- Tidal volume
- Total lung capacity
- Residual volume
- functional residual capacity
- residual volume
- tidal volume
- inspiratory capacity
- Vital capacity
- Functional residual capacity
- Total lung capacity
- Residual volume
- Vital capacity
- Functional residual capacity
- Residual volume
- Total lung capacity
- Inspiratory capacity
- The weight of the child
- The dead space air
- Tidal volume of air
- Residual volume of air
- There is a positive intrapleural pressure.
- Pressure in the lungs is higher than the atmospheric pressure.
- There is a negative pressure in the atmosphere.
- There is a negative intrapleural pressure pulling the walls of the lungs.
- IRV+ERV+TV
- IRV+ERV+TV+RV
- IRV+ERV+TV−RV
- IRV+ERV
- 2100 ml to 2500 ml
- 1500 ml to 1600 ml
- 2500 ml to 3000 ml
- 1600 ml to 2100 ml
Which of the following is correct regarding the working of the lungs?
The lungs and the chest wall, both have elastic properties.
The lungs have a tendency to recoil inwards.
The chest wall has a tendency to recoil outwards.
All of the above.
- FRC
- VC
- IRV
- TV
- FRC
- IRV
- VC
- TV
Intrapulmonary pressure is the ________.
pressure within the alveoli of the lungs
pressure within the pleural cavity
negative pressure in the intrapleural space
difference between atmospheric pressure and respiratory pressure
- 3000ml
- 4500ml
- 6000ml
- 5000ml