alleryStart learning →How much air can a man forcefully exhale past a normal tidal expiration?
AUp to 200 millilitres
BUp to 500 millilitres
CUp to 3200 millilitres
DUp to 1200 millilitres
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Up to 1200 millilitres
1. The volume exhaled forcefully beyond a normal tidal expiration is the expiratory reserve volume.
2. For men it runs up to 1200 millilitres.
3. So the fourth option is correct.
4. The 500 millilitre figure is the tidal volume itself, which is the trap in the second option.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 22 "The Respiratory System", section 22.3 The Process of Breathing_
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