Biology
What is meant Residual air?
Respiratory System
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Even after forcibly breathing out, some air always remains in the lungs. This air is referred to as residual air. The volume of this air is 1500mL.
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The diagram given alongside shows the "Human Respiratory System". Study the same and answer the following questions :

(i) Label the guidelines 1 to 4.
(ii) Define the structure shown as part 2.
(iii) Name the basic structural and functional unit of part 3.
(iv) Write one specific structural feature of the inner lining of part 1.
(v) What is the muscular sheet on which part 3 rests ?
Define the terms given below :
- Respiration
- Breathing
- Lungs
- Inhalation
- Exhalation
Vocal cords are found in :
- Larynx
- Gullet
- Pharynx
- Glottis
The muscular sheet which divides the body cavity into thorax and abdomen is termed as :
- Inner pleura
- Rib cage
- Outer pleura
- Diaphragm