TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - The Respiratory System
A1  - Mescher, Anthony L.
PY  - 2018
T2  - Junqueira’s Basic Histology: Text and Atlas, 15e
AB  - The  respiratory  system  provides  for  exchange  of  O2  and  CO2  to  and  from  the  blood.  Respiratory  organs  include  the  lungs  and  a  branching  system  of  bronchial  tubes  that  link  the  sites  of  gas  exchange  with  the  external  environment.  Air  is  moved  through  the  lungs  by  a  ventilating  mechanism,  consisting  of  the  thoracic  cage,  intercostal  muscles,  diaphragm,  and  elastic  components  of  the  lung  tissue.  The  system  can  be  divided  anatomically  into  the  upper  and  lower  respiratory  tracts  (Figure  17–1).  Functionally  the  system  has  two  components:  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/17
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160662969
ER  -