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Having a small lung capacity can affect your every day life, but usally without any harmfull or negative side affects. Usally people with a smaller lung capacity will naturally have a higher heart rate, this is due to the lack of oxygen you get from each breath needed for your mitocondria to produce ATP. Long distance runners may actually benifit from a smaller lung capacity, because of the shorter quciker breaths keep a consistant flow of oxygen running through out the body. One draw back to this condition is that you will be able to hold your breath not nearly as long as someone who has a greater lung capacity.
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Does gender effect lung capacity?
Yes, gender does affect lung capacity. Other factors that affect lung capacity include age, weight, height and level of fitness.
What organs would affect lung capacity?
The lungs and heart, when diseased or injured could decrease lung capacity. Obesity would also reduce lung capacity
Does you age affect your lung capacity?
Men have larger lung capacities than women. Tall people also have larger lung capacities than short people. It is said that people aged 20-25 have larger lung capacities than other age groups, Its because by the time you have reached your twenties your lungs have reached their full capacity, but when you are a kid then your lungs aren't fully developed so they don't have a large capacity. From when you are 20 your lung capacity starts going down so an old man has about the same lung capacity as a very small boy.
Does asthma affect lung capacity?
It would affect it because Simeon Gotzev wanted it to affect it
Does smoking affect lung capacity?
Yes, no matter what you are smoking, you lungs will get r*ped.
Will a person's height or size have an effect on their lung capacity?
Factors such as gender, physical fitness, age, height, and weight can all affect lung capacity. This page offers an explanation on how they affect it: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2003-04/1050155434.An.r.html
What variables affect lung capacity?
Vital capacity is a term which refers to the maximum volume someone can breathe in his lungs [ the max volume of air inhaled after a max exhalation]. It depends on many factors. How fit someone is, smoking, obesity, height, sex, body size and the posture of the body [when someone lies his vital capacity is less than standing]. Also when playing a flute instrument you'll increase your vital capacity,
Any lung disease that reduces the forced expiratory volume FEV but does not significantly affect the vital capacity is categorized purely as an?
obstructive lung disorder
What would be a science fair project?
theres alot of those like how does age affect lung capacity (i did that it was veryyyyy easy) idk really u could google it but that one lung capacity is easy and fun!
How does training and fitness affect the heart and respiratory system?
Training and fitness helps improve your lung capacity.
What disorders increase a person lung capacity?
Lung capacity can not be increased by a disorder.
How did my tidal and vital lung capacity differ?
My tidal lung capacity was lower. I know the difference because in the tidal lung capacity you are taking in less breath. When you are doing the vital lung capacity, you take in more breath.
