human respiratory system: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Basic information about the respiratory system and the process of respiration is included in Andrew Davies and Carl Moores, The Respiratory System, 2nd ed. (2010); and Michael P. Hlastala and Albert J. Berger, Physiology of Respiration, 2nd. ed. (2001). Comprehensive coverage of the diseases of the human respiratory system is provided by Alfred P. Fishman and Jack A. Elias, Fishman’s Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 3rd ed. (2008).

Control of breathing is described in Gary C. Sieck and Heather M. Gransee, Respiratory Muscles: Structure, Function & Regulation (2012); Murray D. Altose and Yoshikazu Kawakami, Control of Breathing in Health and Disease (1999); and Jerome A. Dempsey and Allan I. Pack, Regulation of Breathing, 2nd ed. (1995). Abnormal breathing during sleep is covered by Meir Kryger, Sleep and Breathing Disorders (2017).

Adaptations of the human respiratory system to high altitude are described in a comprehensive manner in John B. West et al., High-Altitude Medicine and Physiology, 5th ed. (2013).

The effects of swimming and diving on respiration are detailed in Alf O. Brubakk and Tom S. Neuman (eds.), Bennett and Elliot’s Physiology and Medicine of Diving, 5th ed. (2003).

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Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Anatomy and physiology of respiratory system relevant to anaesthesia. Oct 22, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Anatomy and physiology of respiratory system relevant to anaesthesia. Oct 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Pressbooks Create - Human Biology - Respiratory System. May 27, 2024
Media added. Mar 21, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Respiratory System. Mar 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Thompson Rivers University Pressbooks - Human Biology - Structure and Function of the Respiratory System. Jan 22, 2024
Added an interactive diagram of the major systems of the human body. Dec 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Respiratory System. Nov 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - All About the Human Respiratory System. Mar 31, 2023
Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Consumer Version - Overview of the Respiratory System. Nov 09, 2022
Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Respiratory System. Aug 25, 2022
Added an image showing the branching pattern of the airways in the human lungs. Feb 13, 2020
Corrected display issue. Feb 13, 2020
Bibliography revised and updated. Jul 07, 2017
Revised information on extreme depths attainable by human divers. Jul 07, 2017
Revised the area of the alveolar surface in the adult human lung. Jun 30, 2017
Cross-references added. Jun 30, 2017
Cross-references added. Jun 29, 2017
Revised information on the number of alveoli in the adult human lung. Jun 29, 2017
Changed "vasoactive intestinal peptide" to "vasoactive intestinal polypeptide." Jun 29, 2017
Added an illustration of the human vocal cords. Jun 29, 2017
Add new Web site: Kids Health - For Parents - Lungs and Respiratory System. Aug 12, 2016
Add new Web site: Kids Health - For Parents - Lungs and Respiratory System. Aug 12, 2016
Add new Web site: h2g2 - The Human Respiratory System. Aug 10, 2016
Add new Web site: InnerBody - Respiratory System. Aug 10, 2016
Added video. Mar 20, 2015
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Respiratory System. Aug 05, 2014
Title of article changed from "human respiration" to "human respiratory system." Opening sentence changed to "the system in humans that takes up oxygen and expels carbon dioxide." Jun 01, 2012
Add new Web site: NeoK12 - Educational Videos and Games for School Kids - Respiratory System. Nov 03, 2011
A photo of a scuba diver added to Adaptations section. Sep 13, 2011
Added video depicting the path of air through the human respiratory system. Feb 09, 2011
Added new Web site: Kimball's Biology Pages - The Human Respiratory System. Jul 18, 2008
Added new Web site: Oxygen-Review - The human respiration process. Jul 18, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Michigan - The Mechanism of Human Respiration in Detail. Jul 18, 2008
Bibliography revised and updated. Mar 06, 2008
Media added. Jun 28, 2007
Article revised. Mar 28, 2003
Article added to new online database. Sep 19, 1998
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