72. Blood O2 Dissociation Curves: Mammals 76 



Part I: Methods of Observation 76 



Part II: Man 77 



Part III: Carnivores 78 



Part IV: Rodents 79 



Part V: Ungulates , 80 



Part VI: Cetacean 81 



73. O2 Capacity of Umbilical Vein Blood at Various Stages of Pregnancy: Man 82 



74. O2 Saturation in Blood of Umbilical Vessels, Normal and Difficult Labor: Man. . . 82 



75. O2 Pressure Gradient between Fetal and Maternal Blood: Man 83 



76. O2 Dissociation Relationships of Fetal and Maternal Blood: Man, Cow, Sheep ... 83 



77. O2 Dissociation Curves for Fetal Blood: Mammals 84 



Part 1: Methods of Observation 84 



Part II: Man 85 



Part III: Cow, Goat, Rabbit, Sheep 85 



78. Acid- Base Balance of Blood: Man 86 



Part I: Constants, Factors, and Formulas 86 



Part II: Arterial Blood 88 



Part III: Venous Blood 89 



Part IV: Cutaneous Blood 90 



Part V: Summary: Blood, Adults 90 



Part VI: Physiological Variability 91 



79. Acid- Base Balance of Blood: Vertebrates 93 



80. Acid- Base Imbalance of Blood: Man 95 



Part I: Definitions 95 



Part II: Normal Ionic Patterns. Arterial Blood (Diagram) 96 



Part III: Classification 97 



Part IV: Pathways (Diagram) 98 



V. ERYTHROCYTES AND RESPIRATORY PIGMENTS 



81. Erythrocyte and Hemoglobin Values: Man 99 



82. Erythrocyte and Hemoglobin Values in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Man 100 



83. Erythrocyte and Hemoglobin Values in Fetus, Newborn, and Adult Female: 

 Mammals 100 



84. Erythrocyte and Hemoglobin Values from Birth to Maturity: Man 102 



85. Erythrocyte O2 Consumption: Vertebrates 103 



86. Erythrocyte and Hemoglobin Values: Vertebrates 104 



87. Erythrocyte and Hemoglobin Values at Sea Level and Altitude: Vertebrates 106 



88. Erythrocyte and Hemoglobin Values at Sea Level and Altitude: Man 107 



89. Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties: Pyrrole Pigments and Related 

 Compounds 108 



Part I: Porphyrins 108 



Part II: Iron Porphyrins 110 



Part III: Bilirubinoids and Related Dipyrryl Compounds 118 



90. Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties: Cytochromes of Animals and 



Higher Plants 124 



91. Cytochrome System of Mitochondria (Schematic Diagram) 126 



92. Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties: Bacterial Cytochromes 128 



Part 1: Absorption Spectra of Cytochromes in Intact Bacteria 128 



Part 11: Properties of Soluble Bacterial Cytochromes . 128 



VI. MECHANICS OF BREATHING 



9 3. Maximal Breathing Capacity: Children and Adolescents 130 



Part I: Vs Age 130 



Part 11: Vs Standing Height 130 



Part III: Vs Weight 131 



Part IV: Vs Surface Area 131 



94. Maximal Breathing Capacity: Man 132 



95. Mechanics of Breathing 133 



Part I: Slow Pressure-Volume Curves: Cat 133 



Part II: Intrapulmonary Pressures at Various Lung Volumes: Man 134 



Part III: Pressure- Volume Diagram of Chest and Lungs: Man 134 



Part IV: Intrapleural Pressures: Man 135 



Part V: Compliance of Lung-Thorax System: Mammals 135 



Part VI: Relaxation Pressure Curve: Man 135 



Part VII: Pulmonary Compliance: Man 136 



Part VIll: Pulmonary Compliance vs Vital Capacity: Man 136 



Part IX: Pulmonary Compliance: Vertebrates 137 



Part X: Clinical Range of Pulmonary Compliance: Man 137 



Part XI: Resistance of Lungs and Airway: Man 137 



