Airway. The respiratory system is extremely vulnerable to infection and damage from pollutants because its warm, moist, 85m 2 surface area is in continuous contact with the environment (West, 2008).

Nurses need to understand the anatomy and physiology of normal breathing to measure respiratory rate and interpret findings. The second in our five-part series on respiratory rate describes the ...

People who study anatomy study the body, how it is made up, and how it works. The study of anatomy dates back more than 2,000 years , to the Ancient Greeks. There are three broad areas: ...

Designed to accommodate Physiology classes, the MDL is equipped with digital data capture facilities to enable large group demonstrations. Wherever possible the equipment is the same as that used in ...

Physiology is the study of normal function within living creatures. It is a sub-section of biology, covering a range of topics that include organs, anatomy, and biological compounds, among others ...

The Fundus Oculi of Birds, especially as viewed by the Ophthalmoscope: A Study in Comparative Anatomy and Physiology. By Casey A. Wood. Pp. 180 + plates lxi. (Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1917.) ...