Animal cells have small mitochondrial genomes 16.6 kb in mammals. There are several hundred mitochondria per cell and each mitochondrion has multiple copies of the DNA.

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Residual volume cannot be measured by Spirometry (lung capacities that include the residual volume also cannot be measured by spirometry)

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The fraction of the vital capacity expired during the first second of a forced expiration is referred to as FEV 1

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Glial cells 

Play important role in communication within the CNS in partnership with neurons & continue to undergo cell division in adulthood.Have the ability to proliferate after brain injury.

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There are two major types of glial cells in the vertebrate nervous system:

Microglia

Macroglia

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Microglia 

arise from macrophages outside of the nervous system are scavenger cells that resemble tissue macrophages and remove debris resulting from injury, infection, and disease.

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There are three types of macroglia:

Oligodendrocytes

Schwann cells

Astrocytes