Which of the following correctly explains vital capacity?

Total volume of air a person can breathe in after a normal expiration

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Volume of air that can be taken in and expelled out by maximum inspiration and expiration

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Maximum air which can at any time be held in the two lungs

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Air that can be drawn in forcibly over and above the tidal air

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The correct option is B
Volume of air that can be taken in and expelled out by maximum inspiration and expiration

Volume of air that can be taken in and expelled out by maximum inspiration and expiration

Inspiratory capacity: Total volume of air a person can breathe in after a normal expiration

Total lung capacity: Maximum air which can at any time be held in the two lungs

Inspiratory reserve volume: Air that can be drawn in forcibly over and above the tidal air

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___i___is the volume of air that you take in during normal inspiration, or breathe out during normal expiration. The additional volume of air a person can inspire, beyond the tidal volume by putting in extra effort is____ii_____. The additional volume a person can expire, beyond the tidal volume, that is, after a normal expiration is normally ____iii_____.The volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximal expiration i.e., the residual volume is normally ____iv_____.

Air that can be drawn in forcibly over and above the normal breath is called

Q. The volume of air that can be breathed in by maximum forced inspiration over and above the normal inspiration is called

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

(a) total lung capacity

(b) tidal volume

(d) inspiratory capacity

Q. The maximum volume of air that can be breathed out after normal inspiration is called____________________

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