The venoms of poisonous snakes contain (among other things) a class of enzymes known as phospholipases, enzymes that cause the breakdown of phospholipids

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Functional residual capacity is composed of the expiratory reserve volume & the residual volume & is approximately 2300 mL

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Vital lung capacity the maximum amount of air expired from the fully inflated lung, or maximum inspiratory level (about 4600 mL)

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Vital capacity = Inspiratory reserve volume + tidal volume + expiratory reserve volume

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Total lung capacity the maximum volume to which the lungs can be expanded with the greatest possible effort (about 5800 mL)

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Total lung capacity =Vital capacity + Residual volume

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