spirometry Flashcards
(7 cards)
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Tidal volume?
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- Volume of air that moves into and out of the lungs with each resting breath.
2
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Vital capacity?
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- Volume of air that can be breathed in when the strongest possible exhalation is followed by the deepest possible intake of breath
3
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inspiratory reserve volume?
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the maximum volume of air that can be inhaled over and above a normal inhalation
4
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expiratory reserve volume?
A
extra amount of air you can force out of your lungs above the normal tidal volume of air you breathe out,
5
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residual volume
A
the volume of air that is left in the lungs when you have exhaled as hard as possible. Cannot be measured directly.
6
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total lung capacity?
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- sum of vital capacity and residual volume
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