Respiratory values

Question 1

What is tidal volume?

Answer 1

The amount of air inspired and expired at rest or during exercise

Question 2

What is respiratory rate?

Answer 2

The amount of breath per minute

Question 3

What is minute ventilation?

Answer 3

Volume of air breaths in and out per minute

Question 4

What is total lung capacity?

Answer 4

Total volume of air in the lungs following maximal inspiration

Question 5

What is inspiratory reserve volume?

Answer 5

The extra volume of air that can be inspired after a tidal inhalation

Question 6

What is expiratory reserve volume?

Answer 6

The amount of air that you forcefully exhale after tidal exhalation

Question 7

What is vital capacity?

Answer 7

The greatest amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled after Max inhalation

Question 8

What is residual volume?

Answer 8

Volume of air left in the lungs after maximum expiration

Question 9

What is inspiratory capacity?

Answer 9

How much you can breathe into your lungs after you’ve exhaled

Question 10

What is functional residual capacity?

Answer 10

Amount of air left in the lungs after a normal passive exhalation