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What measurement in addition to vital capacity is needed before you can calculate your total lung capacity?

Residual volume


Why should you wear a nose peg when using spirometer to measure your tidal volume and vital capacity?

Because a nose peg will prevent any air from accidentally escaping through your nasal passages, assuring an accurate tidal volume and vital capacity result when you blow air out forcefully from your mouth into the spirometer.


What is the effect of emphysema on inspiratory reserve volume?

The volume of air which you normally breathe in and out is called the tidal volume. This is normally about 500 cm3 when you are at rest. However if you breathe in as much as you can you can breathe in more than 500 cm3. The extra volume of air breathed in (inspiration) is called the inspiratory reserve volume.Similarly when you breathe out as much as you can, the extra volume of air breathed out (expiration) is called the expiratory reserve volume. These three volumes added together give you your vital capacity: the maximum volume of air you can breathe in or out. When you have breathed out as much as you can there is still some air left in your lungs ie you cannot empty your lungs completely. This volume is called the residual volume.The vital capacity plus the residual volume equals your total lung capacity. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_volumes http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/anesthesiology-elective/airway/lungvolumes.cfm


What vital function does oxygen serve in the human body?

The vital function that oxygen serves in the human body is respiration. Oxygen is needed for the lungs to function and for the proper functioning of other vital organs such as the heart and brain.


What is a synonym for essential?

* necessary * vital * important