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What is the name of the amount of air you breathe in and out in a normal breath?
Tidal volume
What is the name of the amount of air you can breathe in on maximum inspiration beyond the tidal volume?
Inspiratory reserve volume
What is the name of the maximum amount of air you can breathe in during inspiration?
Inspiratory capacity
After a normal, quiet expiration there is still air left in the lungs. What is the name for this amount of air?
Functional residual capacity
What is the name of the amount of air you can breathe out of maximum expiration beyond the tidal volume?
Expiratory reserve volume
Even after a maximum expiration there is still some air left in the lungs. What is this amount of air called?
Residual volume
What is tidal volume?
The volume of air inspired and expired during a single respiration.

Adult average - 500 mL
What is inspiratory reserve volume?
The volume of air beyond the tidal volume that you can breathe in on maximum inspiration.

Adult male average - 3100 mL
Adult female average - 1900 mL
What is inspiratory capacity?
Total amount of air you can breathe in on maximum inspiration

Adult male average - 3600 mL
Adult female average - 2500 mL
What is functional residual capacity?
Amount of air left in lungs after passive respiration

Adult male average - 2400 mL
Adult female average - 1800 mL
What is the functional residual volume in males?
2400 mL
What is the functional residual volume in females?
1800 mL