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What is the inspiratory reserve volume?
The additional amount of air that can be forcefully inhaled following a normal inspiration
The maximum amount of air that can be inhaled
The amount of air necessary to completely fill the lungs
The amount of air that stays in the lungs following exhalation
The total volume of the thoracic cavity
Why is part of the tidal volume considered "dead space" volume?
It does not take part in gas exchange in the lungs
It remains in the lungs after exhalation
It does not make it into the respiratory system
It completely loses all of the oxygen available to exchange with the blood
What term causes total lung capacity to differ from vital capacity?
Residual volume
Tidal volume
Expiratory reserve volume
Dead space volume