Match the term with the appropriate description or definition.
-Vital capacity
A)Sum of the inspiratory reserve, expiratory reserve, tidal, and residual volumes
B)Volume of air inspired during a normal inspiration
C)Volume of air remaining in lungs after the most forceful expiration
D)Sum of the expiratory reserve, inspiratory reserve, and tidal volumes
E)The amount of air that can be forcefully expired after expiration of the normal tidal volume

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Vital capacity is the total amount of air a person can expel from the lungs after a maximum inhalation, which includes the expiratory reserve volume, inspiratory reserve volume, and tidal volume, but not the residual volume.

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