Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Expiratory Reserve Volume

Physiology

Also known as: Reserve air, Supplemental air

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

This article defines expiratory reserve volume as the amount of air that can be exhaled after a normal breath. It notes that this volume averages 1,600 cubic centimeters and is also known as reserve air.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME, the volume of air that can be exhaled after a normal exhalation. It averages 1,600 cm3. Expiratory reserve volume is also called reserve air. Together with residual air, it forms alveolar air (see).

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“Expiratory Reserve Volume.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/expiratory-reserve-volume/