What alveolar cells secrete sufactant?
Type 2 pneumonocytes
What is tidal volume?
the volume of one breath
What is inspiratory reserve volume?
the extra amount of air inhaled
What is expiratory reserve volume?
The extra amount of air exhaled
What is residual volume?
amount in lungs after expiratory reserve volume is exhaled
What is vital capacity?
Inspiratory reserve volume + tidal volume + expiratory reserve volume
What is total lung capacity?
vital capacity + residual volume