Respiration

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Additional Terms 4 References

More Specific Terms

• expiration
• inspiration

Introduction

• A fundamental process of life, characteristic of both plants & animals. In mammals, oxygen is obtained from the air by the lungs & transported from the lungs into the tissues of the body by hemoglobin within erythrocytes. Transfer of oxygen to & from erythrocytes is by passive diffusion.

• Anatomic lesions resulting in abnormal respirations:

• damage to upper midbrain &/or diencephalon can result in Cheyne-Stokes respirations
• damage to midbrain can cause neurogenic hyperventilation
• damage to medullary respiratory centers can cause apneustic, cluster or ataxic patterns of breathing

Additional Terms

• Cheyne-Stokes respiration
• hyperventilation
• hypoventilation
• respiratory system
• respiratory therapy (RT)
• respiratory tract disease

References

1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
2. Lungs and Breathing [1]
3. Breathing Problems: NIH Institute and Center Resources [2]
4. Respiratory Diseases (General): NIH Institute and Center Resources [3]

respiration (breathing)