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The Respiratory System

Basic science and clinical conditions

  • 2nd Edition - April 12, 2010
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Andrew Davies, Carl Moores
  • Language: English

Part of the popular Systems of the Body series, this fully integrated textbook on the respiratory system encompasses the related anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, all presented… Read more

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Part of the popular Systems of the Body series, this fully integrated textbook on the respiratory system encompasses the related anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, all presented in a very clinically relevant context. Highly accessible and tailored for modern medical curricula, series volumes are also widely appreciated by a range of allied health students and professionals.

Key features

  • One of the seven volumes in the Systems of the Body series.
  • Concise text covers the core anatomy, physiology and biochemistry in an integrated manner as required by system- and problem-based medical courses.
  • The basic science is presented in the clinical context in a way appropriate for the early part of the medical course.
  • There is a linked website providing self-assessment material ideal for examination preparation.

    • Readership

    Medical and other health science students

    Table of contents

    Introduction. Structure of the respiratory system. Elastic properties of the respiratory system. Airflow in the respiratory system. Ventilation in the respiratory system. Gas exchange between air and blood: diffusion. The pulmonary circulation: bringing blood and gas together. Carriage of gases by blood and acid/base balance. Chemical control of breathing. Nervous control of breathing. Lung function tests.

    Review quotes

    From a review of the first edition: "...this book is a comprehensive breakdown of the respiratory system...As it states, medical education has changed to a systems-based approach, which this book is nicely designed for." 4th Year Medical Student, Rectum - Leeds University Student Medical Magazine, March 2004

    Product details

    • Edition: 2
    • Latest edition
    • Published: June 2, 2010
    • Language: English

    About the authors

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    Andrew Davies

    Affiliations and expertise
    Sometime Senior Lecturer of Physiology, University of Edinburgh, UK and Formerly Professor of Physiology, University of Glamorgan, UK

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    Carl Moores

    Affiliations and expertise
    Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

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