Total lung capacity is a result of:

a. vital capacity plus residual volume.
b. inspiratory capacity plus residual volume.
c. inspiratory capacity plus expiratory resid-ual volume.
d. inspiratory reserve volume plus functional residual capacity.


ANS: A
The total lung capacity is the sum of the vital capacity and the residual volume.

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