The respiratory therapist instructs a patient to take a maximal inspiration followed by a maximal exhalation without force. Which of the following values are being measured?

A. expiratory reserve volume
B. residual volume
C. functional residual capacity
D. slow vital capacity

Answer: D. slow vital capacity

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