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Question
A person breathes in some volume of air by forced inspiration after having a forced expiration. This quantity of air taken in is ______.
Options
Total lung capacity
Tidal volume
Vital capacity
Inspiratory capacity
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Solution
A person breathes in some volume of air by forced inspiration after having a forced expiration. This quantity of air taken in is vital capacity.
Explanation:
The greatest volume of air a person can breathe in after a forced expiration or the maximum amount of air a person can breathe in after a forced inspiration is referred to as vital capacity.
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