- The
respiratory system (also
respiratory apparatus,
ventilatory system) is a
biological system consisting of
specific organs and
structures used for gas...
- The
respiratory tract is the
subdivision of the
respiratory system involved with the
process of
conducting air to the
alveoli for the
purposes of gas...
- The
respiratory rate is the rate at
which breathing occurs; it is set and
controlled by the
respiratory center of the brain. A person's
respiratory rate...
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Respiratory failure results from
inadequate gas
exchange by the
respiratory system,
meaning that the
arterial oxygen,
carbon dioxide, or both
cannot be...
- A
respiratory therapist is a
specialized healthcare practitioner trained in
critical care and cardio-pulmonary
medicine in
order to work therapeutically...
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Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are
pathological conditions affecting the
organs and
tissues that make gas
exchange difficult in air-breathing...
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Respiratory arrest is a
serious medical condition caused by
apnea or
respiratory dysfunction severe enough that it will not
sustain the body (such as agonal...
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), also
called human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) and
human orthopneumovirus, is a
contagious virus that
causes infections...
- The
respiratory center is
located in the
medulla oblongata and pons, in the brainstem. The
respiratory center is made up of
three major respiratory groups...
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pulmonary capillaries. In mammals,
physiological respiration involves respiratory cycles of
inhaled and
exhaled breaths.
Inhalation (breathing in) is usually...
