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Breathing and Exchange of Gases
Respiratory Volumes and Capacities
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- Vital capacity 2
- expiratory capacity
- Lung volumes
- respiratory-volumes
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2026 1 question
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Match List I with List II:
Pick the matching item from Column II for each row.
Column I
- i. ERV (Expiratory Reserve Volume)
- ii. RV (Residual Volume)
- iii. IRV (Inspiratory Reserve Volume)
- iv. TV (Tidal Volume)
Column II
- a. 2500 - 3000 mL
- b. 500 mL
- c. 1000 - 1100 mL
- d. 1100 - 1200 mL
Correct answer: i → c, ii → d, iii → a, iv → b
2024 Re-NEET 1 question
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Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Pick the matching item from Column II for each row.
Column I
- A. Residual Volume
- B. Vital Capacity
- C. Expiratory Capacity
- D. Tidal Volume
Column II
- I. Maximum volume of air that can be breathed in after forced expiration
- II. Volume of air inspired or expired during normal respiration
- III. Volume of air remaining in lungs after forcible expiration
- IV. Total volume of air expired after normal inspiration
Correct answer: A → III, B → I, C → IV, D → II
Residual Volume is the volume of air remaining in the lungs after forcible expiration (A-III); Vital Capacity is the maximum volume of air that can be breathed in after forced expiration (B-I); Expiratory Capacity is the total volume of air expired after normal inspiration (C-IV); Tidal Volume is the volume of air inspired or expired during normal respiration (D-II).
2023 1 question
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Vital capacity of lung is ________.
Vital capacity is ERV + TV + IRV.
Vital Capacity (VC): The maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after a forced expiration. This includes ERV, TV and IRV or the maximum volume of air a person can breathe out after a forced inspiration.
2022 Phase 2 1 question
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Which of the following statements are correct with respect to vital capacity? (a) It includes ERV, TV and IRV. (b) Total volume of air a person can inspire after a normal expiration. (c) The maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after forced expiration. (d) It includes ERV, RV and IRV. (e) The maximum volume of air a person can breathe out after a forced inspiration. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.Vital capacity (VC) is the maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after a forced expiration, or the maximum volume a person can breathe out after a forced inspiration. It includes ERV, TV and IRV (not RV).
2019 1 question
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Tidal Volume and Expiratory Reserve Volume of an athlete is 500 mL and 1000 mL respectively. What will be his Expiratory Capacity if the Residual Volume is 1200 mL?
2019 Odisha 1 question
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The maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after a forced expiration is known as:
2018 1 question
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Match the items given in Column I with those in Column II and select the correct option given below:
Pick the matching item from Column II for each row.
Column I
- a. Tidal volume
- b. Inspiratory Reserve volume
- c. Expiratory Reserve volume
- d. Residual volume
Column II
- i. 2500 – 3000 mL
- ii. 1100 – 1200 mL
- iii. 500 – 550 mL
- iv. 1000 – 1100 mL
Correct answer: a → iii, b → i, c → iv, d → ii
TV ≈ 500 mL, IRV 2500–3000 mL, ERV 1000–1100 mL, RV 1100–1200 mL.
Tidal volume is the volume of air inspired or expired during normal respiration; it is approximately 500 mL. Inspiratory reserve volume is the additional volume of air a person can inspire by a forceful inspiration; it is around 2500–3000 mL. Expiratory reserve volume is the additional volume of air a person can expire by a forceful expiration; this averages 1000–1100 mL. Residual volume is the volume of air remaining in the lungs even after forceful expiration; this averages 1100–1200 mL. Correct match: a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii.
2010 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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Listed below are four respiratory capacities (a–d) and four jumbled respiratory volumes of a normal human adult.
Respiratory capacities: (a) Residual volume, (b) Vital capacity, (c) Inspiratory reserve volume, (d) Inspiratory capacity
Respiratory volumes: 2500 mL, 3500 mL, 1200 mL, 4500 mL
Which one of the following is the correct matching of two capacities and volumes?Tidal volume (TV) is about 500 mL; inspiratory reserve volume (IRV) is 2500–3000 mL; expiratory reserve volume (ERV) is 1000–1100 mL; residual volume (RV) is 1100–1200 mL.
(a) Residual volume = about 1200 mL.
(c) Inspiratory reserve volume = about 2500 mL.
(d) Inspiratory capacity = TV + IRV = 500 + 3000 = about 3500 mL.
(b) Vital capacity = ERV + TV + IRV = about 4500 mL.
The only option in which both matches are correct is (d) 3500 mL and (a) 1200 mL.
2008 AIPMT 1 question
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What is vital capacity of our lungs?Vital capacity (VC) is the maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after a forced expiration, or the maximum volume of air a person can breathe out after a forced inspiration.
It includes the expiratory reserve volume, the tidal volume and the inspiratory reserve volume: VC = ERV + TV + IRV.
Total lung capacity (TLC) is the total volume of air accommodated in the lungs at the end of a forced inspiration: TLC = RV + ERV + TV + IRV = VC + RV.
Therefore VC = TLC - RV, i.e. total lung capacity minus residual volume.
IRV + ERV leaves out the tidal volume, and IRV + TV is the inspiratory capacity, not the vital capacity.
With typical values, VC = 5800 mL - 1200 mL = about 4600 mL.