Quiz: Lung Volumes and Capacities

1. A person normally passively inhales and exhales 500 mL of air. This is the __________.
a. tidal volume
b. expiratory capacity
c. residual volume
2. The amount of air that a person normally cannot exhale at all is about 1200 mL. This is the __________.
a. vital capacity
b. residual volume
c. expiratory reserve volume
3. After a person inhales normally and then forces himself to inhale some more, this is called the __________ volume.
a. tidal
b. residual
c. inspiratory reserve

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