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Why would carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in cigarette smoke cause smokers to generally have higher than average vital capacity?
The carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in cigarette smoke cause smokers to generally have a higher than average vital capacity because the body is trying to get more oxygen. The increase occurs only for a fairly short period of time. It is the body"s attempt to maintain homeostasis and adequate ventilation.
What are four factors that can affect the vital capacity of a person?
Four factors that can affect the vital capacity of a person are age (vital capacity decreases with age), gender (males tend to have higher vital capacity than females), height (taller individuals usually have higher vital capacity), and physical fitness level (regular exercise can increase vital capacity).
Why is a athletes vital capacity higher than the average person?
Athletes have higher vital capacity due to their well-trained respiratory muscles and improved lung function from regular exercise. This allows them to take in more oxygen and expel more carbon dioxide, resulting in greater lung capacity compared to the average person.
How might vital capacity be important to some musicians?
higher vital capacity should help them to go to high pitch
what is the average value for vital capacity in healthy young adult males?
4800ml
How does your calculated vital capacity compare to recorded vital capacity?
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Average vital capacity of 21 male?
5.5 dcm3 (5.5 litres) , but really it depends on how big you are
What is vital capacity of lungs?
the vital capacity of lungs is 3.5 liters to 4.5 litres
What is vital lung capacity?
vital lung capacity is how much air remains in your lungs after you exhale
For vital capacity what units are the measurements in?
My vital capacity is 1650cc (Yes, it's very low, but I'm twelve and I'm small). cc is used to measure vital capacity.
Do you use a higher proportion of vital capacity during running speech compared to quiet breathing?
No. Idol (1936) found that more than half of her 140 subjects breathed more deeply for life purposes than for normal speech. Hoshiko (1964) found that ~50% of vital capacity is inhaled for speech. More vital capacity is used for breathing.
What might influence ones vital capacity?
bigger body surface area = bigger vital capacity
