Question

The maximum amount of air the lungs can contain is known as inspiratory capacity.

a) true
b) false

Answer 1

B)false

Total Lung Capacity(TLC)

It is the maximum volume of air the lungs can accommodate or

sum of all volume compartments or volume of air in lungs after

maximum inspiration. The normal value is about 6,000mL(4‐6 L).

TLC is calculated by summation of the four primary lung volumes

(TV, IRV, ERV, RV)

Answer 2

The answer is b) false, the correct answer is lungs capacity