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Ventilation Definition Often when persons think of ventilation, they think of getting clean or enough air into a room. This... Read More

Definition noun (1) The process at which the air enters or leaves, between the lungs and the ambient air (2) The rate of... Read More

Organization of the Respiratory System Each lung is composed of air sacs called alveoli - the sites of gas exchange with... Read More

wasted ventilation That part of the pulmonary ventilation which is ineffective in exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide with... Read More

Plants Plants require a large number of elements to function properly, mainly carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, essentially... Read More

Dead Man Walking: Wade Davis and the Secret of the Zombie Poison By Patrick D. Hahn Accepted on September 4, 2007 Twenty... Read More

Respiration Rate Definition Respiration rate is a vital life process that expresses the breathing rate in an organism... Read More

Definition noun, plural: perfusions (physiology) The act of perfusing, such as the pouring over or through of a fluid by way... Read More

Residual volume is a term that is most often seen in lung physiology where it is defined as the amount of air remaining in... Read More

Symbiosis Definition What is symbiosis? Symbiosis can be defined as any kind of relationship or interaction between two... Read More

Egestion is the act or process of voiding or discharging undigested food as faeces. To egest means to discharge undigested... Read More

Renal Functions Kidneys remove/add substances from/to the plasma.Regulate water concentration, inorganic ion... Read More