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Preface |
vii |
Chapter 1 |
Structure and Function—How the Architecture of the Lung Subserves its Function |
1 |
Chapter 2 |
Ventilation—How Gas Gets to the Alveoli |
13 |
Chapter 3 |
Diffusion—How Gas Gets Across the Blood-Gas Barrier |
25 |
Chapter 4 |
Blood Flow and Metabolism—How the Pulmonary Circulation Removes Gas from the Lung and Alters Some Metabolites |
35 |
Chapter 5 |
Ventilation-Perfusion Relationships—How Matching of Gas and Blood Determines Gas Exchange |
55 |
Chapter 6 |
Gas Transport by the Blood—How Gases are Moved to the Peripheral Tissues |
75 |
Chapter 7 |
Mechanics of Breathing—How the Lung is Supported and Moved |
95 |
Chapter 8 |
Control of Ventilation—How Gas Exchange is Regulated |
123 |
Chapter 9 |
Respiratory System Under Stress—How Gas Exchange is Accomplished During Exercise, at Low and High Pressures, and at Birth |
139 |
Chapter 10 |
Tests of Pulmonary Function—How Respiratory Physiology is Applied to Measure Lung Function |
157 |
Appendix A |
Symbols, Units, and Equations |
171 |
Appendix B |
Answers |
177 |
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Figure Credits |
179 |
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Index |
181 |
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