Medical Subject Headings (MeSH 2026) Phenomena and Processes Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena Respiratory Physiological Phenomena Total Lung Capacity Vital Capacity Inspiratory Capacity 3 resources . 1 sub-topic
The maximum volume of air that can be inspired after reaching the end of a normal, quiet expiration. It is the sum of the TIDAL VOLUME and the INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME. Common abbreviation is IC.
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Read Notes and questions 2 Resource Additional File 1 A Quick Time movie file demonstrating the high stability of subpleural alveoli during tidal ventilation in the normal lun... Additional File 1 A Quick Time movie file demonstrating the high stability of subpleural alveoli during tidal ventilation in the normal lung. Notice the minimal movement with each breath of the alveoli in the two dimensions that can be seen using our in vivo microscopic technique. Each sphere is an individual alveolus. Tidal Volume - Wikimedia Resource Additional File 2 A Quick Time movie file demonstrating the change in alveolar mechanics (the dynamic change in alveolar size and shape wit... Additional File 2 A Quick Time movie file demonstrating the change in alveolar mechanics (the dynamic change in alveolar size and shape with tidal ventilation) that occur with acute lung injury. The alveoli in this movie were injured by Tween 20 instillation. Tween 20 deactivates pulmonary surfactant and has been used as model of ARDS for several decades. Notice that alveoli are now very unstable, with some alveoli collapsing totally during expiration and than re-expanding during inhalation. Tidal Volume - Wikimedia Subject headings from Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) 2026, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. ScieBeta is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, the NLM or the NIH. Resources are linked from their original providers and open directly from them. Licence and credit are shown alongside every item.