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PROCEDURE:
Part A. Vital Capacity
1. Stretch a balloon several times.
2. Take as deep a breath as possible. Then exhale all the air you can
into the balloon and pinch the balloon closed to prevent air from
escaping.
3. Measure and record the diameter of the balloon in Column A of
Table 1. Use Figure 1 as a guide for measuring balloon diameter.
4. Deflate the balloon and run two (2) more trials. Record the
diameter of the balloon for each trial. In Table 1
Figure 1
Part B. Expiratory Reserve
1. Exhale normally.
2. Without inhaling as you normally would, put the balloon in your mouth and exhale all the air still left
in your lungs. NOTE: This step is different from what you did in Pan A.
3. Measure and record the diameter of the balloon in Column B of Table 1.
4. Run two more trials. Record the diameter of the balloon for each trial.
Part C. Tidal Volume
1. Take in a normal breath. Exhale into the balloon only as much air as you would normally exhale. DO
NOT force your breathing.
2. Record the diameter of the balloon in centimeters in Column C of Table 1
3. Run two more trials. Measure and record each balloon diameter in Table 1.
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Trial
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2
3
AVERAGE
Figure 2
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Tidal volume. -
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3. The following values were obtained through the use of a special machine called a spirometer. Note
that these are average values.
MALE
FEMALE
Vital capacity
3000 cm3
4000 cm3
Expiratory reserve
1200 cm3
1000 cm3
Tidal volume
525 cm3
475 cm3
(a) How does your average vital capacity compare to the value obtained by a spirometer?
(c) How could you improve the accuracy of this experiment without using a spirometer?
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4. (a) What is your breathing rate for one minute? (measure the number of times you inhale OR exhale
in one minute.)
(b) How much air in cubic centimeters do you inhale in one minute? (HINT: Use your average tidal
volume from Table 1. SHOW WORK!
5. If measured with a spirometer, the average 14 year old teenager has a vital lung capacity of about
3600 cubic centimeters.
a. How does your vital capacity compare with the average 14-year old?
b. Would you expect your number to be the same as the average? Explain.