<prompt> Which of the following is true about Residual volume?Is a pa of the expiratory reserve volumeIs a pa of vital capacityCannot be measured directly with a spirometerRepresents the resting volume of the lungs  <response>: The volume of air remaining in the lungs after a maximal effo to exhale all the air possible ie, after your best effo to empty your lungs is the residual volume. This volume cannot be measured directly by a spirometer, which measures only change in volume. Since you cannot voluntarily change your lung volume below the residual volume, the spirometer cannot measure it. Other methods eg, body plethysmography, ine gas dilution must be used to measure residual volume. 