This lesson will cover the respiratory cycle by looking at:
The respiratory cycle is the process of breathing in and out. When you breathe in, it is called inhalation, and your lungs are expanding. Exhalation, or breathing out, is the part of the cycle when your lungs deflate.
In the process of exhalation, there are several events going on that aid in exhalation:
These two events cause pressure in your chest cavity to increase relative to pressure in the atmosphere. This pressure gradient is going to cause air to be pushed out of the lungs as you exhale, causing your lungs will deflate.
During inhalation the opposite thing is happening:
The pressure in the chest cavity is decreased, and it will be less than the atmospheric pressure around you, causing the lungs to inflate.
Tidal volume is the amount of air that enters your lungs in a normal breath. That's an average of about two cups per person, or about 500 milliliters. Vital capacity is the maximum amount of air you exhale after the deepest breath possible. Tidal volume and vital capacity are going to vary a little bit from person to person, depending on the person's size and dhow in shape they are. People who are more athletic can hold more air in their lungs, on average.
The respiratory cycle includes inhalation and exhalation. Exhalation is when the diaphragm and the intercostal rib muscles relax. This is increases the pressure in the chest cavity compared to atmospheric pressure, and causes air to move out from the lungs. The lungs deflate. Inhalation is when these muscles contract and cause the pressure in the chest cavity to decrease. Air moves into the lungs, and the inflate. Tidal volume is the volume of air we breath in, and vital capacity is the maximum amount of air you move in one breathing cycle.
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Source: SOURCE: THIS WORK IS ADAPTED FROM SOPHIA AUTHOR AMANDA SODERLIND