Anatomy of pleural cavity

Question 1

parietal pleural membrane

Answer 1

closer to the ribs

Question 2

visceral pleural membrane

Answer 2

closer to the lungs

Question 3

inspiratory reserve volume

Answer 3

maximal amount of additional air that can be drawn in by the lungs by determined effort after normal inspiration 3000 for males 1900 for females

Question 4

expiratory reserve volume

Answer 4

minimal amount of additional air that can be expired out by the lungs by determined effort after normal inspiration 3000 ml for males 1900ml for females

Question 5

tidal volume

Answer 5

amount of air you breath into your lungs what at rest and not exerting yourself average is 500ml for men and women

Question 6

vital capacity

Answer 6

total useable volume of the lungs that you can control

Question 7

total lung capacity

Answer 7

total volume of your lungs: vital capacity plus air you cannot voluntarily exhale

Question 8

residual volume

Answer 8

amount of air sitting in lungs that you cannot voluntarily exhale

Question 9

pleural cavity filled with

Answer 9

intrapleural fluid which allows rib cage and diaphragm and lungs stuck together and allows the membranes to glide against each other easily and not painfully

Question 10

elastic recoil of the chest wall tries to

Answer 10

pull the chest wall outwards

Question 11

elastic recoil of the lungs creates an

Answer 11

inward pull

Question 12

what stops ribs expanding more and lungs pulling inwards more than they are allowed to

Answer 12

cohesive force of intrapleural fluid that holds lungs against chest wall