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Define Vital capacity. What is its significance

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Answer 1

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The maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after a forceful expiration is called

$VITAL\: CAPACITY$

Vital capacity of a person give important clues while diagnosing a lung diseases. Measurement of this capacity helps the doctor to decide about the possible cause of disease & about the line of treatment.

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Answer 2

$\huge\texttt{\underline{Vital capacity}}$

Vital capacity is the maximum amount of air that is expelled from the lungs in case of maximum intake of air .

It is equal the sum of these capacities :-

→ Inspiratory reserve volume

It is equal to the amount of air that can be inhaled after normal inhalation .

→ Expiratory reserve volume

It is equal to the amount of air that can be exhaled after normal exhalation.

→ Tidal volume

It is equal to the amount of air during normal inhalation .

$\underline{\textbf{Significance}}$

→ The vital capacity gives us a rough idea of the respiratory capacities .

→ The vital capacity is useful for studying the maximum air intake .

→ It helps us to find the capacity of a human lung .