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Functional Residual Capacity

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Question

The amount of air that cannot be expelled is the _____.

A

total lung capacity

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expiratory reserve volume

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C

functional residual capacity

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D

residual volume

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Solution

The correct option is D
residual volume

Residual volume (RV), about 1,200 mL, is the volume of air still remaining in the lungs after the expiratory reserve volume is exhaled.

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II	Functional Residual Capacity (FRC)
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B) Functional residual capacity (FRC)
C) Vital capacity (VC)
D) Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
E) Residual volume (RV)
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