Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

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

 

Figure Credits

179

 

Index

181