Measurement of respiratory rate is a vital sign. Nurses need to understand the anatomy and physiology of normal breathing to measure respiratory rate and interpret findings. The second in our ...

A sound knowledge of respiratory physiology is key to developing a thorough understanding of one of the most basic functions of life: breathing. Currently, our team is studying: molecular & functional ...

The respiratory system is responsible for the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the human body. This system also helps remove metabolic waste products and keep pH levels in check. The major ...

From the departments of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the divisions of Pediatrics (Babies Hospital), Obstetrics ...

Physiology studies how the human body works, including the functions and interactions of its systems, cells, and organs, and the maintenance of homeostasis. It explores how the body adapts to ...

What is the Respiratory System? The respiratory system comprises of all of those organs that are responsible for breathing or respiration. The functioning of the respiratory system is critical to your ...

Respiration is the process by which energy is released from food in our body. The function of respiratory system is to breathe in oxygen for respiration producing energy from food, and to breathe out ...

This second article in our series on the effects of ageing explores the major anatomical and physiological changes that occur within the respiratory system Subscribe today for unlimited access to ...

Human beings like other land animals breathe though their nostrils in noses and with the help of lungs. A pair of lungs are located in the airtight thoracic cavity that is bounded by a convex muscular ...