RT Book, Section
A1 Hall, Stanley M.
A1 Levitzky, Michael G.
A2 Levitzky, Michael
A2 McDonough, Kathleen
A2 Kaye, Alan David
A2 Hall, Stanley
SR Print(0)
ID 1175534764
T1 Function and Structure of the Respiratory System
T2 Clinical Physiology in Anesthetic Practice
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641954
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175534764
RD 2024/04/19
AB Oxygen  must  be  available  to  most  of  the  cells  of  the  body  for  them  to  produce  energy  and  function  normally.  Carbon  dioxide,  a  by-product  of  this  aerobic  metabolism,  must  be  removed  from  these  cells.  Hydrogen  ions  are  also  produced  by  several  metabolic  pathways,  and  the  respiratory  system  assists  in  their  removal.  The  respiratory  system  therefore  takes  oxygen  from  the  atmosphere,  supplies  it  to  the  cells,  and  removes  from  the  body  most  of  the  carbon  dioxide  and  hydrogen  ions  produced  by  cellular  metabolism.  Other  functions  of  the  respiratory  system  include  acid-base  balance,  phonation,  pulmonary  defense  and  metabolism,  and  the  handling  of  bioactive  materials.