Description |
xiv, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
1. Pulmonary Anatomy and Microstructure -- 2. Basic Physical Principles -- 3. Mechanics of Ventilation -- 4. Ventilation -- 5. Pulmonary Circulation -- 6. Blood Gas Transport and Tissue Gas Exchange -- 7. Pulmonary Gas Exchange -- 8. Acid-Base Regulation -- 9. Central Mechanisms of Respiratory Control -- 10. Chemical Control of Breathing -- 11. Reflexes from the Airways and Lungs and Autonomic Regulation -- 12. Response to Altitude -- 13. Response to the Hyperbaric Environment -- 14. Respiratory Physiology During Special States -- 15. Biosynthetic Functions of the Lung -- 16. Comparative Respiration Physiology -- Appendix A: Symbols Used in Respiratory Physiology -- Appendix B: Respiratory Parameters - Normal Values |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Respiration.
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Berger, Albert J
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Respiratory Physiological Phenomena.
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Respiration -- physiology
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Author |
Berger, Albert J.
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LC no. |
95026699 |
ISBN |
0195044347 cloth acid-free paper |
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0195044355 paperback acid-free paper |
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