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Topic: Lung Capacity

Related:
  Lung    Capacity  
  Lung Cancer    Lung Disease  
  Lung Association    American Lung Association  
  Capacity Planning    Smoking Lung  
  Fluid in the lungs    Small Cell Lung Cancer  
  Lung Infections    Lung Cancer and Cigarette Smoking  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Most admires:Grigory Rasputin
Favorite possession(s):Couch,  Abflexer(tm)
Appearance:Overweight
Good point(s):Good kisser
Personality:Easily addicted,  Nervous
Favorite body part(s):Lungs,  Heart
Favorite activity(s):Taking drugs,  Sleeping
Starsign:Gemini
Medical note(s):Heart attack imminent,  Undergoing therapy,  Produces Anthrax in their basement
Worst habit(s):Smoking Marijuana,  Smoking
Favorite type of dance(s):Break dancing
Favorite quote(s):"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life
 
 
 Expert Talk
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

The lungs function adequately enough for a sedentary life style, but if you attempt to hike up a mountain you get winded much quicker than you should because the oxygen capacity of the lungs has decreased.
I have very little reserve oxygen capacity left in my lungs, just a little exertion and I am completely out of breath and have to sit and breathe for a while to get back to normal.
Fill your lungs to their capacity and throw your shoulders back, This deep breathing will not only increase the size of your chest, but it will give you more energy and also purify your blood.
Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk

Yoga teaches us how to use the lungs to their maximum capacity and how to control the breath.
Blood flow to the limbs improves within two months and lungs regain the capacity to clean themselves within three months.
Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster

The Forced Vital Capacity measures the total amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled out of the lungs after maximal inhalation.
Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

The heart is not in all cases the limiting factor for the working capacity, also the function of the lungs is of importance for the exercise performance.
Conditioning the lungs will help produce more lung capacity, which will reduce the amount of breaths you take.
Tony Howell,
Skateboarder

Deeply inhaling to fill his lungs to capacity, he held his breath a few seconds before letting the air escape.
Chrissie Tanner,
Homemaker and Mom

This chest is necessary for capacity for heart and lungs, structural soundness of the ribs and to spread the front legs to make it difficult to overturn the dog onto his side.
Josh Hogan,
Commander

The blood is likely to be protected by the collapse of the lungs during descent, with a reduction of the capacity to transfer gases from lung to blood.
FVC stands for forced vital capacity and is the maximum volume of air that you can force out of your lungs.
 
 
 User Talk
Comments from our users:
From:
america
2004-11-19 18:50:06
what is the air capacity of the lungs?
From:
ana
2005-04-16 17:38:03
does exercise increase lung capacity?
From:
gg
2005-04-17 21:13:22
how is lung capacity affected right after exercise(fatigue state)?
From:
carla k
2005-05-12 09:30:52
does smokers and non smokers long capacity differ greatly? what about underweight, average, and overweight...does that differ too?
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