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Functional Residual Capacity

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

A

3000

ml

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B

4500

ml

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C

6000

ml

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D

5000

ml

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Solution

The correct option is A $3000$ ml
Lung capacities refer to the volume of air in the lungs at different phases of the respiratory cycle. The average total lung capacity of an adult human is about 6 litres or 6000ml.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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