TY - BOOK AU - Davies,Andrew AU - Moores,Carl TI - The respiratory system: basic science and clinical conditions T2 - Systems of the body SN - 9780702033704 (alk. paper) AV - QP121 .D325 2010 U1 - 612.2 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Edinburgh, New York PB - Churchill Livingstone KW - Respiratory organs KW - Anatomy KW - Diseases KW - Respiratory Physiological Phenomena KW - Respiratory Function Tests KW - Respiratory Tract Diseases N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Structure of the respiratory system, related to function -- Elastic properties of the respiratory system -- Airflow in the respiratory system -- Ventilation of the respiratory system : the importance of its lack of uniformity in disease -- Gas exchange between air and blood : diffusion -- The pulmonary circulation : bringing blood and gas together -- Carriage of gases by the blood and acid/base balance -- Chemical control of breathing -- Nervous control of breathing -- Lung function tests : measuring disability ER -