NEET 2019 · Class 11

Breathing and Exchange of Gases

Tidal volume and Expiratory reserve volume of an athlete is 500 mL and 1000 mL respectively. What will be his Expiratory capacity if the residual volume is 1200 mL? [2019]

  1. (A)1500 mL
  2. (B)1700 mL
  3. (C)2200 mL
  4. (D)2700 mL

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

**Expiratory Capacity (EC):** Total volume of air a person can expire after a normal inspiration.

Chapter
Breathing and Exchange of Gases
Section
14.2 MECHANISM OF BREATHING
Page
6
Words matched
24 of 24

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly defines Expiratory Capacity (EC) as TV + ERV, which is the exact calculation needed to solve the MCQ (500 mL + 1000 mL = 1500 mL).

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