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The Cardiorespiratory System: Integration of Normal and Pathological Structure and Function [Hardcover]

Anthony S. King (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0632050241 | ISBN-13: 978-0632050246 | Publication Date: May 15, 1999 | Edition: 1

The thorax contains one of the most important systems of the body, the cardiorespiratory system. This text explains the normal and pathological anatomy and physiology of the cardiorespiratory system, and the anatomical basis of related diagnostic and surgical procedures. As in the previously published volume on the CNS, course components are integrated without the restrictions of traditional subject boundaries.

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Hardcover: 630 pages
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (May 15, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0632050241
ISBN-13: 978-0632050246
Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,967,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #23 in Books > Medical Books > Veterinary Medicine > Cardiology

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It has long been customary to divide the nervous system into a somatic or cerebrospinal component which controls the 'body' (soma), and an auto-nomic or visceral component which controls the viscera. Read the first page

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central chemoreceptor area, costodiaphragmatic line, phrenicopericardiac ligament, left atrioventricular ostium, primitive bulbus cordis, sympathetic motor pathways, small coronary veins, costal component, interosseous component, semilunar valvules, tendinous centre, bronchial vascular plexuses, diaphragmatic cupola, distal glossopharyngeal ganglion, fixating action, great coronary vein, sigmoid heart, major petrosal nerve, axillary lymphocentre, bronchial rami, caudal mediastinum, pleural cupola, ascending vasodilation, fifth costochondral junction, thoracic wall compliance

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Nomina Histologica, Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria, British Veterinary Association

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Physiological and Clinical Anatomy of the Domestic Mammals: Central Nervous System (Vol 1) by Anthony S. King in Front Matter

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