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Subjects “...Blood Circulation....”

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Subjects “...Blood Circulation....”

Table of Contents “...An introduction to mass transfer; Part II. Mechanics of the Circulation: 10. Blood; 11. The heart; 12. The systemic arteries; 13. ...”
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Subjects “...Blood Circulation....”

Subjects “...Blood Circulation....”

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Subjects “...Blood Circulation....”

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Subjects “...Blood Circulation....”

Subjects “...Blood Circulation....”

Table of Contents “...Glomerular filtration, renal blood flow, and their control -- Urine formation by the kidneys: II. tubular reabsorption and secretion -- Urine concentration and dilution; regulation of extracellular fluid osmolarity and sodium concentration -- Renal regulation of potassium, calcium, phosphate, and magnesium; integration of renal mechanisms for control of blood volume and extracellular fluid volume -- Acid-base regulation -- Diuretics, kidney diseases -- Red blood cells, anemia, and polycythemia -- Resistance of the body to infection: I. leukocytes, granulocytes, the monocyte-macrophage system, and inflammation -- Resistance of the body to infection: II. immunity and allergy innate immunity -- Blood types; transfusion; tissue and organ transplantation -- Hemostasis and blood coagulation -- Pulmonary ventilation -- Pulmonary circulation, pulmonary edema, pleural fluid -- Physical principles of gas exchange; diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide through the respiratory membrane -- Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood and tissue fluids --...”

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Table of Contents “...Structure and function : how the architecture of the lung subserves its function -- Ventilation : how gas gets to the alveoli -- Diffusion : how gas gets across the blood-gas barrier -- Blood flow and metabolism : how the pulmonary circulation removes gas from the lung and alters some metabolites -- Ventilation-perfusion relationships : how matching of gas and blood determines gas exchange -- Gas transport by the blood : how gases are moved to the peripheral tissues -- Mechanics of breathing : how the lung is supported and moved -- Control of ventilation : how gas exchange is regulated -- Respiratory system under stress : how gas exchange is accomplished during exercise, at low and high pressures, and at birth -- Tests of pulmonary function : how respiratory physiology is applied to measure lung function....”