In Spirometry,the Predicted Value Means

question 51

Multiple Choice

In spirometry,the predicted value means

• A) what the results should be if the patient's lungs are healthy.
• B) what the results should be for a patient with COPD.
• C) the amount of air that can be pushed out of the lungs in 1 second.
• D) how much damage has been done to the lungs.

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Definitions:

Human Embryo

An early developmental stage of human growth and differentiation, starting from fertilization to the eighth week, where major organs and structures begin to form.

Blastocyst

Stage of mammalian embryos that consists of the inner cell mass and a thin trophoblast layer enclosing the blastocele.

Depolarization

The process in which the resting membrane potential becomes less negative, moving towards zero, typically as a precursor to an action potential in neurons.

Plasma Membrane

The lipid bilayer that encloses the cytoplasm of a cell, regulating the entry and exit of substances in and out of the cell.