About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 60. Chapters: Lung anatomy, Respiratory physiology, Hemoglobin, Control of respiration, Dead space, Spirometry, Effects of high altitude on humans, Pulmonary surfactant, Deep water blackout, 2,3-Bisphosphoglyceric acid, Oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve, Shallow water blackout, Arterial blood gas, Respiratory tract antimicrobial defense system, Human lung, Lung volumes, Chemoreceptor, Diffusion capacity, Bohr effect, Ventilation/perfusion ratio, Gas exchange, Hering-Breuer reflex, Pulmonary circulation, Pulmonary shunt, Haldane effect, Human right lung, Lung on a chip, Pulmonary compliance, DLCO, Respiratory minute volume, Respiratory quotient, Chloride shift, Zones of the lung, Alveolar gas equation, Human left lung, Root effect, Lung volume reduction surgery, Alveolar-arterial gradient, Root of the lung, Airway resistance, Inhalation, Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction, Central chemoreceptors, Pulmonary gas pressures, Lingula of left lung, Pneumotaxic center, Terminal bronchiole, Right main bronchus, Eparterial bronchus, Azygos lobe, FiO2, Intrapulmonary nodes, Left main bronchus, Base of lung, Tidal volume, Respiratory bronchiole, Exhalation, Closing capacity, Functional residual capacity, Horizontal fissure of right lung, Hilum of lung, Oblique fissure, Cardiac notch of left lung, Peripheral chemoreceptors, Medial parabrachial nucleus, Pulmonary ligament, Anterior border of lung, Vital capacity, Inferior border of lung, Mediastinal surface of lung, Apex of lung, Costal surface of lung, Cardiac impression on lung, Apneustic center, Hemoglobin variants, Lamellar granule, Pulmonary stretch receptors, Diaphragmatic surface of lung, Posterior border of lung, Lung receptor. Excerpt: Hemoglobin (English pronunciation: also rendered as haemoglobin and abbreviated Hb or Hgb) is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein...
