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I suggest that you look into peak flow and try your own, if not .... Peak flow is where you breathe into a device specially designed to measure the amount of air your lungs and how much it can obtain as everybody has a different maximum level of air (oxygen) they can get in your lungs.
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∙ 12y agoThere really isn't a technical name for lung capacity.
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∙ 13y agoTake a deep breath, and blow into a balloon, until you feel that your lungs have totally expelled the air. The balloon size would probably give you an idea of the amount of air lungs can hold
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∙ 12y agoIt varies by person. Genetics, age, gender and hereditary genes all play a role in your lung size.
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What does it mean when someone's lungs are stretched to capacity?
Also known as Total Lung Capacity- the maximum amount of air your lungs can hold if you forcefully inhale.
What affects the amount of air you can hold in your lungs?
the air in the atmoshere in your region.
What is lung capicity?
Lung capacity or lung volume is the amount of air a person's lungs can hold. The average human's lungs hold 6 liters of air. Lung volume can change depending on one's altitude, age, gender, height, and activities (including sports, singing, playing woodwind instruments, etc.) among others.
Can you use the word 'breathful' as a noun and what does it mean?
This is an odd word-- I didn't find it in my dictionary. That doesn't mean it isn't a word. As a noun it would the maximum amount of air one would have in the lungs during an ordinary breath. Or, I suppose it could mean the amount of air you would inhale and hold if asked to hold your breath.
Lung capacity increases - the total amount of air the lungs can hold?
your mom 80% hahaahha
What instrument measures the amount of air in your lungs?
A spirometer measures the amount of air in lungs
What is the amount of moisture the air contains compared with the maximum it can be hold at the given temperature?
Relative humidity.
what is Amount of moisture the air contains compared with the maximum it can hold at a given temperature?
relative humidity
How much air can you swallow before you die?
any amount ranging from none to as much as your lungs can hold.
What is the percentage of the maximum amount of water vapor the air could hold?
relative humidity
Name and explain the volume that make up vital capacity?
The vital capacity is the maximum amount of air that a person can expel from the lungs.
What do you call the amount of water vapor that the air can hold?
It is the maximum humidity, expressed as the saturation point for a given temperature.
