Test: MCAT Biology

Recall from your studies of the human lungs that total lung capacity (TLC) is given by the sum of residual volume (RV) and vital capacity (VC).

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Which of the following correctly represents the lung's vital capacity (VC)?

The sum of tidal volume (TV) and expiratory reserve volume (ERV)

 

Vital capacity (VC) and tidal volume (TV) are the same value

The sum of expiratory reserve volume (ERV) and inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)

 

The sum of tidal volume (TV), expiratory reserve volume (ERV), and inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)

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