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Tidal volume
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volume of air you breathe in a single breath
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increase tidal volume
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necessary to effectively meet your body's increased oxygen requirements, as an increase in your rate of respiration alone is not sufficient.
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exercise
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causes an increase in tidal volume because your requirements for oxygen go up.
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Residual Volume
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The amount of air left in the lungs following a maximal exhalation
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Inspiratory reserve volume
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Maximal volume of additional gas that can be inhaled through forcible inspiration following a normal inspiration.
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Total lung capacity
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The volume of gas within the lungs at the end of maximal inspiration.
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The inspiratory reserve volume + tidal volume +functional residual capacity
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Make up the total lung capacity.
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