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Exhalation

Exhalation

1. Breathing out.

Synonym: expiration.

2. The giving forth of gas or vapor.

3. Any exhaled or emitted gas or vapor.

Origin: L. Ex-halo, pp. -halatus, to breathe out


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Weight lost as carbon dioxide?

... lose around half a gram per day of carbon dioxide: According to wikipedia, the average breath is 0.5L There is approximately 5% more CO2 in an exhalation than in an inhalation So: (0.5L)*(16 breaths/min)*(1440minutes/day)=11520L of breath per day Atmospheric CO2 = ~0.04% 11520L*0.0004=4.608L ...

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by jonahsaltzman
Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:17 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Weight lost as carbon dioxide?
Replies: 3
Views: 836

Asthma

There seems to be some disagreement as to whether this is a real thing or not - there may be changes in things like saliva that may be affecting exhalation pH. Anyway, there is an apparent rise in nitric acid content, possibly associated with inflammation. It might reflect increased production ...

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by Darby
Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:53 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Asthma
Replies: 3
Views: 1312

Re: Several Respiratory Questions

... exhaled in a normal breathing movement) (expiratory reserve volume is the additional volume that can be forced out of the lungs beyond a regular exhalation) Thank you to the Biology-Online community 1) the question assumes that the female is smaller than the male. If the male lungs are larger ...

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by webCHO
Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:19 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Several Respiratory Questions
Replies: 10
Views: 6313

Several Respiratory Questions

... exhaled in a normal breathing movement) (expiratory reserve volume is the additional volume that can be forced out of the lungs beyond a regular exhalation) Thank you to the Biology-Online community

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by NightStalker
Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:16 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Several Respiratory Questions
Replies: 10
Views: 6313

Inhalation/Exhalation

use the law of Boyle: pV = constant --> in order to inhale, we assume the situation after exhalation that no air flows. when we inhale, we increase the lungvolume --> the diaphragm gets flattened and the alveolar pressure decreases. Directly after that (milliseconds) ...

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by sdekivit
Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:34 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Inhalation/Exhalation
Replies: 4
Views: 3516
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