Oxygen Consumption: How Much O₂ We Breathe Per Minute
Average adult male: 12 breaths/min × 500 mL/breath = 6,000 mL air/min. At 21% O₂, that's ~1.26 L oxygen/min. Actual uptake is lower (~250 mL/min) due to incomplete extraction.
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