Lung Capacity
Lung Capacity Lab
B10- Jocef Ocampo Date Performed: 7/2/14
G10- Jayleen Manrique Date Submitted: 7/9/14
9- Agusan Del Sur
Objectives:
To measure your tidal volume, expiratory reserve, and vital capacity
To compare your experimental data with lung capacity data obtained from a spirometer
Results:
The table below shows that Tidal Volume has an average of 340 cc while Expiratory Reserve has an average of 1130 cc. Vital capacity has the highest capacity with 1480cc.
Trial
Balloon Diameter (cm)
Lung Volume (cc)
A
Tidal Volume
B
Expiratory Reserve
C
Vital
Capacity
D
Tidal
Volume
E
Expiratory
Reserve
F
Vital
Capacity
1
8 cm
15 cm
15 cm
250
1750
1750
2
8 cm
14 cm
14 cm
250
1400
1750
3
9 cm
11 cm
14 cm
400
700
1400
4
9 cm
9 cm
13 cm
400
400
1100
5
9 cm
14 cm
14 cm
400
1400
1400
Total
1700
5650
7400
Average
340
1130
1480
Discussion:
The balloon which has the greatest volume is vital capacity. There is a difference between tidal volume and vital capacity. Tidal volume measures the normal breathing while vital capacity measures beyond normal exhalation. The result of our tidal volume is lower than the male’s average tidal volume. The 2 suggestions we thought of for improving the accuracy of our results is swimming and singing. An athlete’s vital capacity is better than a non-athlete’s because athlete’s have more exercise. Vital capacity might be important to a musician because it will help him/her to reach high notes and his/her throat won’t hurt. People have different lung volumes because people have different practices and lifestyles.
Conclusion:
After conducting the experiment, we have learned that the lung capacity can be measured in several ways:
B10- Jocef Ocampo Date Performed: 7/2/14
G10- Jayleen Manrique Date Submitted: 7/9/14
9- Agusan Del Sur
Objectives:
To measure your tidal volume, expiratory reserve, and vital capacity
To compare your experimental data with lung capacity data obtained from a spirometer
Results:
The table below shows that Tidal Volume has an average of 340 cc while Expiratory Reserve has an average of 1130 cc. Vital capacity has the highest capacity with 1480cc.
Trial
Balloon Diameter (cm)
Lung Volume (cc)
A
Tidal Volume
B
Expiratory Reserve
C
Vital
Capacity
D
Tidal
Volume
E
Expiratory
Reserve
F
Vital
Capacity
1
8 cm
15 cm
15 cm
250
1750
1750
2
8 cm
14 cm
14 cm
250
1400
1750
3
9 cm
11 cm
14 cm
400
700
1400
4
9 cm
9 cm
13 cm
400
400
1100
5
9 cm
14 cm
14 cm
400
1400
1400
Total
1700
5650
7400
Average
340
1130
1480
Discussion:
The balloon which has the greatest volume is vital capacity. There is a difference between tidal volume and vital capacity. Tidal volume measures the normal breathing while vital capacity measures beyond normal exhalation. The result of our tidal volume is lower than the male’s average tidal volume. The 2 suggestions we thought of for improving the accuracy of our results is swimming and singing. An athlete’s vital capacity is better than a non-athlete’s because athlete’s have more exercise. Vital capacity might be important to a musician because it will help him/her to reach high notes and his/her throat won’t hurt. People have different lung volumes because people have different practices and lifestyles.
Conclusion:
After conducting the experiment, we have learned that the lung capacity can be measured in several ways: