Respiratory System Pulmonary Volumes Capacities
High-Yield Trend
Questions 8 MCQs
| 1. | Inspiratory reserve volume plus tidal volume |
| 2. | Total lung capacity minus expiratory reserve volume |
| 3. | Inspiratory reserve volume plus expiratory reserve volume |
| 4. | Total lung capacity minus residual volume |
Listed below are four respiratory capacities (1-4) and four jumbled respiratory volumes of a normal human adult.
| Respiratory capacities | Respiratory volume | |
| (a) | Residual volume | 2500 mL |
| (b) | Vital capacity | 3500 mL |
| (c) | Inspiratory reserve volume | 1200 mL |
| (d) | Inspiratory capacity | 4500 mL |
Which one of the following is the correct matching of two capacities and volumes?
1. (a) 2500 mL, (d) 4500 mL
2. (c) 1200 mL, (a) 2500 mL
3. (b) 4500 mL, (c) 2500 mL
4. (d) 4500 mL, (b) 3500 mL
Lungs are made up of air-filled sacs, the alveoli. They do not collapse even after forceful expiration, because of:
1. Inspiratory Reserve Volume
2. Tidal Volume
3. Expiratory Reserve Volume
4. Residual Volume
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Tidal volume | (i) | 2500-3000 mL |
| (b) | Inspiratory Reserve | (ii) | 1100-1200 mL volume |
| (c) | Expiratory Reserve | (iii) | 500-550 mL volume |
| (d) | Residual volume | (iv) | 1000-1100 mL |
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (iii) | (ii) | (i) | (iv) |
| 2. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
| 3. | (i) | (iv) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 4. | (iv) | (iii) | (ii) | (i) |
Tidal Volume and Expiratory Reserve Volume of an athlete is 500 mL and 1000 mL respectively. What will be his Expiratory Capacity if the Residual Volume is 1200 mL?
| 1. | 2700 mL | 2. | 1500 mL |
| 3. | 1700 mL | 4. | 2200 mL |
The Total Lung Capacity (TLC) is the total volume of air accommodated in the lungs at the end of forced inspiration.
This includes:
| 1. | RV; IC (Inspiratory Capacity); EC (Expiratory Capacity); and ERV |
| 2. | RV; ERV; IC and EC |
| 3. | RV; ERV; VC (Vital Capacity) and FRC (Functional Residual Capacity) |
| 4. | RV (Residual Volume); ERV (Expiratory Reserve Volume); TV (Tidal Volume); and IRV (Inspiratory Reserve Volume) |
1. IRV + ERV + TV
2. IRV + ERV
3. IRV + ERV + TV + RV
4. IRV + ERV + TV - RV
| List-I | List-II | ||
| A. | Expiratory capacity | I. | Expiratory reserve volume + Tidal volume + Inspiratory reserve volume |
| B. | Functional residual capacity | II. | Tidal volume + Expiratory reserve volume |
| C. | Vital capacity | III. | Tidal volume + Inspiratory reserve volume |
| D. | Inspiratory capacity | IV. | Expiratory reserve volume + Residual volume |
1. A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
2. A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
3. A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV
4. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III