This is an integrated textbook on the respiratory system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course.
1. Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION - p. vi 2. Chapter 2: STRUCTURE OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, RELATED TO FUNCTION - p. 9 3. Chapter 3: ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - p. 28 4. Chapter 4: AIRFLOW IN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - p. 40 5. Chapter 5: VENTILATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: THE IMPORTANCE OF ITS LACK OF UNIFORMITY IN DISEASE - p. 59 6. Chapter 6: GAS EXCHANGE BETWEEN AIR AND BLOOD: DIFFUSION - p. 76 7. Chapter 7: THE PULMONARY CIRCULATION: BRINGING BLOOD AND GAS TOGETHER - p. 84 8. Chapter 8: CARRIAGE OF GASES BY THE BLOOD AND ACID/BASE BALANCE - p. 98 9. Chapter 9: CHEMICAL CONTROL OF BREATHING - p. 118 10. Chapter 10: NERVOUS CONTROL OF BREATHING - p. 127 11. Chapter 11: LUNG FUNCTION TESTS: MEASURING DISABILITY - p. 141 12. Appendix: some basic science - p. 151 13. Glossary - p. 157 14. Index - p. 157
This is an integrated textbook on the respiratory system, covering the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the system, all presented in a clinically relevant context appropriate for the first two years of the medical student course.
1. Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION - p. vi 2. Chapter 2: STRUCTURE OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, RELATED TO FUNCTION - p. 9 3. Chapter 3: ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - p. 28 4. Chapter 4: AIRFLOW IN THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM - p. 40 5. Chapter 5: VENTILATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: THE IMPORTANCE OF ITS LACK OF UNIFORMITY IN DISEASE - p. 59 6. Chapter 6: GAS EXCHANGE BETWEEN AIR AND BLOOD: DIFFUSION - p. 76 7. Chapter 7: THE PULMONARY CIRCULATION: BRINGING BLOOD AND GAS TOGETHER - p. 84 8. Chapter 8: CARRIAGE OF GASES BY THE BLOOD AND ACID/BASE BALANCE - p. 98 9. Chapter 9: CHEMICAL CONTROL OF BREATHING - p. 118 10. Chapter 10: NERVOUS CONTROL OF BREATHING - p. 127 11. Chapter 11: LUNG FUNCTION TESTS: MEASURING DISABILITY - p. 141 12. Appendix: some basic science - p. 151 13. Glossary - p. 157 14. Index - p. 157
