The Process of Breathing

This text discusses mechanisms of breathing; pulmonary ventilation; respiratory volumes and capacities; respiratory rate and control of ventilation; and disorders of the respiratory system: sleep apnea.

Topics

  • acclimatization
  • acute mountain sickness
  • AMS
  • ala
  • alar cartilage
  • alveolar dead space
  • alveolar duct
  • alveolar macrophage
  • alveolar pore
  • alveolar sac
  • alveolus
  • anatomical dead space
  • apex
  • apneustic center
  • atmospheric pressure
  • Bohr effect
  • Boyle’s law
  • bridge
  • bronchial bud
  • bronchial tree
  • bronchiole
  • bronchoconstriction
  • bronchodilation
  • bronchus
  • carbaminohemoglobin
  • carbonic anhydrase
  • CA
  • cardiac notch
  • central chemoreceptor
  • chloride shift
  • conducting zone
  • cricoid cartilage
  • Dalton’s law
  • dorsal respiratory group
  • DRG
  • dorsum nasi
  • epiglottis
  • expiration
  • expiratory reserve volume
  • ERV
  • external nose
  • external respiration
  • fauces
  • fibroelastic membrane
  • forced breathing
  • foregut
  • functional residual capacity
  • FRC
  • glottis
  • Haldane effect
  • Henry’s law
  • hilum
  • hyperpnea
  • hyperventilation
  • inspiration
  • inspiratory capacity
  • IC
  • inspiratory reserve volume
  • IRV
  • internal respiration
  • intra-alveolar pressure
  • intrapleural pressure
  • laryngeal prominence
  • laryngopharynx
  • laryngotracheal
  • larynx
  • lingual tonsil
  • lung
  • lung bud
  • meatus
  • naris
  • nasal bone
  • nasal septum
  • nasopharynx
  • olfactory pit
  • oropharynx
  • oxygen–hemoglobin dissociation curve
  • oxyhemoglobin
  • palatine tonsil
  • paranasal sinus
  • parietal pleura
  • partial pressure
  • peripheral chemoreceptor
  • pharyngeal tonsil
  • pharynx
  • philtrum
  • pleural cavity
  • pleural fluid
  • pneumotaxic center
  • pulmonary artery
  • pulmonary plexus
  • pulmonary surfactant
  • pulmonary ventilation
  • quiet breathing
  • residual volume
  • RV
  • respiratory bronchiole
  • respiratory cycle
  • respiratory epithelium
  • respiratory membrane
  • respiratory rate
  • respiratory volume
  • respiratory zone
  • root
  • thoracic wall compliance
  • thyroid cartilage
  • tidal volume
  • TV
  • total dead space
  • total lung capacity
  • TLC
  • total pressure
  • trachea
  • trachealis muscle
  • transpulmonary pressure
  • true vocal cord
  • type I alveolar cell
  • type II alveolar cell
  • ventilation
  • ventral respiratory group
  • VRG
  • vestibular fold
  • visceral pleura
  • vital capacity
  • VC
  • sleep apnea