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Lab Exam 3
Respiration
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
04/15/2009

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Term
Inhalation
Definition
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Exhalation
Definition
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Spirometer
Definition
Instrument used to measure lung capacities.
Term
Vestibular Sound
Definition
A fine, rustling sound.
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Bronchial Sound
Definition
A loud, rough sound.
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Diaphragm
Definition
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Tidal Volume
Definition
Amount of air inhaled and exhaled during a normal breathe.
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Vital Capacity
Definition
Greatest breathing capacity. The maximum volume of air that can be expelled after a maximum Inhalation.
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Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)
Definition
Maximum volume of air that can be exhaled after a resting volume exhalation.
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Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV)
Definition
Maximum volume of air that can be inhaled beyond normal resting inhalation.
Term
Method #1 Using the spirometer, student breathes slowly and deeply. Then, Breathes in as deeply as possible and breathes out as forcibly as possible. Average these three measures.
Method #2 Add together TV, ERV, and IRV
Method #3 VC= W^n/K
Definition
Three ways to calculate VC
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Diaphragm
Definition
What muscle contracts during respiration?
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