Mesh term Total Lung Capacity
Browse to parent terms:Lung Volume Measurements
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
Description
The volume of air contained in the lungs at the end of a maximal inspiration. It is the equivalent to each of the following sums: VITAL CAPACITY plus RESIDUAL VOLUME; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY plus FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; TIDAL VOLUME plus INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME plus functional residual capacity; or tidal volume plus inspiratory reserve volume plus EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME plus residual volume.Browse to child terms:
Closing Volume
Functional Residual Capacity
Vital Capacity
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