Lungs
The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and many other animals including a few fish and some snails. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart. Their function in the respiratory system is to extract oxygen from the atmosphere and transfer it into the bloodstream, and to release carbon dioxide from the bloodstream into the atmosphere, in a process of gas exchange. Respiration is driven by different muscular systems in different species. Mammals, reptiles and birds use their different muscles to support and foster …
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PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 17 April 2024 English
All names and claims expressed in this book of abstracts are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of the PICES Organization, nor those of their affiliated …
microplastics. Finless porpoises had microplastics in their lungs, matching the properties of those ingested. Moreover …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 April 2024 English
“Inspiring, healing, and future-facing, this long overdue book gives us valuable new insights into the histories and identities of Métis people.”
stories are a part of us—just as important as our lungs, mind, and heart are to keeping us well. “Knowing” …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 5 April 2024 English
Outlines information and key findings on the habits and motivations of people who frequently consume cannabis. The report compiles insights from focus groups, highlighting changing trends in usage, preferred methods …
cannabis, particularly the impact of smoking on the lungs, are of concern to some participants. However, these … just like that, but that was really hard on my lungs and my throat. Vaping is really, it’s way easier … some they can cause coughing or can be hard on the lungs or throat. “I find the vape is really, really harsh … from a pipe, which they found too harsh on their lungs. “So, the joint is just ideal, especially now you … alternative to smoking which can be hard on the lungs. Some also mention consuming capsules of THC or …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 5 April 2024 English
In The Cancer Plot, Reginald Wiebe and Dorothy Woodman examine the striking presence of cancer in Marvel comics. Engaging comics studies, medical humanities, and graphic medicine, they explore this disease …
high falls, bullets and stabbings, also keeps his lungs clean” (Gregorian). Quesada’s decision to have …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 4 April 2024 English
That Audible Slippage invokes a poetics of active listening and environmental sound to investigate the ways in which we both hear and fail to hear insufficiency, loss, incompleteness, and other …
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FRHD: Freehand Books · 1 April 2024 English
From award-winning poet Catherine Owen, a collection of poems about one woman's journey from BC to a new life in Alberta, where she buys an old house and creates a …
the routine of seeds, despite how, at minus 40, lungs refuse to balloon, fingers pang instantly, nostrils … un-pickable now, and the air pinches like salt in lungs that will soon need to accustom themselves to breathlessness …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 30 March 2024 English
Emily McGiffin’s poems examine imperial violence and colonialism in South Africa and Canada. Multifaceted and multi-voiced, Emily McGiffin’s poems explore the ongoing violence, destruction, and loss wrought by colonialism and …
heavens, beauty threaded through their mouths and lungs, birds my plumed companions in a solitary flight73 …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 26 March 2024 English
A compendium of family scenarios for those dealing with the guilt, worry, and difficult decisions that come with eldercare. Is it time for your aging father to stop driving? How …
systems: i.e., the heart and blood vessels; the lungs and bronchi; the brain, spinal cord, and nerves; …
CADTH: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health · 11 March 2024 English
2024 Watch List: Top 10 Technologies and Issues Related to Caring for Children and Youth with Medical Complexity 2024 Watch List Top 10 Technologies and Issues Related to Caring for …
equipment and caregiver) to assess their heart and/or lungs technologies. Clinicians and caregivers alike at … responsibilities for caregivers. Additionally, their heart and lungs, and so on. it was pointed out that some of the …
CADTH: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health · 26 February 2024 English
The Innovation of Photon-Counting CT Could Be a New Era for CT Imaging CT scanners are an established tool for the diagnosis and monitoring of a wide range of health …
on radiation- sensitive tissues (e.g., breasts, lungs, thyroid, and bone marrow are more vulnerable due … Impact of ultra-high-resolution imaging of the lungs on perceived diagnostic image quality using photon-counting … High-Resolution Chest Computed Tomography Imaging of the Lungs: Impact of 1024 Matrix Reconstruction and Photon-Counting … al. Photon-Counting Computed Tomography of the Lungs and Airways: Technique and Applications. PROSPERO …
