NEET 2019
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2019
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Breathing and Exchange of Gases
NEET 2019 · Zoology · Breathing and Exchange of Gases
The maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after a forced...
The maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after a forced expiration is known as
Options
- Aexpiratory capacity
- Bvital capacity
- Cinspiratory capacity
- Dtotal lung capacity
Correct answer
B. vital capacity
Step-by-step solution
Vital Capacity (VC) is the maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after a forced expiration. This includes ERV, TV and IRV or the maximum volume of air a person can breathe out after a forced inspiration.