TISSUES 

 animal 



effect of K+ on O2 consumption, 308-310 

 O2 consumption, 286-310 



survival and revival times under conditions of 

 anoxia, 311 

 diffusion coefficients of gases in, 10, 11 

 permeation coefficients of gases in, 10, 11 

 solubility coefficients of gases in, 8, 9 

 subcutaneous, O2 and CO2 pressures in, 44 

 TISSUE FLUID, composition of transported gases in, 4 

 TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY, 27*, 39 

 definition, 27 

 effect of posture, 40 

 effect of pregnancy, 40 

 prediction formulas, 28 

 summary of values, 28, 392 

 TRACHEA, 12, 14*, 17-19 

 TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE, 15*, 17 

 TRIAZINES, as antagonists of drugs acting on the 



bronchi (guinea pig), 242, 243 

 TUBERCULOSIS, effect on pulmonary function, 268, 270 

 TURBINALS, 12-14* 



VAPORS (See also DRUGS, effects of, 178-252) 



acting on the bronchi (mammals), 250 

 VENA CAVO-RESPIRATORY REFLEX, 139 

 VENOUS BLOOD (See ACID BASE; BLOOD GAS(ES); 



specific gases) 

 VENTILATION (See also RESPIRATORY RATE; MINUTE 

 VOLUME; TIDAL VOLUME; RESPIRED AIR) 



at altitude, 151-156 



basal, 44 



breathing concentrations of CO2 (mammals), 160-162 



breathing N2 (mammals), 151 



breathing concentrations of O2 (mammals), 167-169 



comparison of right and left lung, 45 



effect of anoxia (mammals), 152-157 



effect of drugs (mammals), 178-199 



effect of various work loads, 145 



equations, 391 



vs exercise, 143-146*, 155, 156 



nomogram for estimating accuracy of tanl< respirator 

 settings, 140 



standard walking, 29 



summary of values, 28, 392 



volume (See MINUTE VOLUME) 

 VENTILATORY EQUIVALENT 



effect of pregnancy, 40 



effect of various work loads, 145 



normal value, 28 

 VENTILATORY RATE, during artificial respiration, 142 

 VENTURI METHOD, artificial respiration, 142 

 VERATRUM ALKALOIDS, respiratory response to 

 (mammals), 200 (See also DRUGS, effects of, 

 178-252) 

 VITAL CAPACITY, 27», 39 



vs age, 30, 38 



vs body surface area, 33, 38 



vs body weight, 32, 38 



breathing CO2 concentrations, 165 



breathing O2 concentrations, 170 



definition, 27 



effect of exercise, 143-146* 



effect of posture, 36, 37, 40 



effect of pregnancy, 40 



effect of pulmonary fibrosis, 268 



VITAL CAPACITY (concluded) 

 prediction formulas, 28 

 vs pulmonary compliance, 136 

 vs pulmonary pressure, 134*, 135* 

 vs sitting height and age, 37 

 vs standing height, 31, 34*, 35* 



and age, 36 

 summary of values, 28, 392 



VOMERO-NASAL ORGAN, 12, 13 



WALKING DYSPNEA INDEX, prediction formula and 



normal value, 29 

 WALKING VENTILATION, STANDARD, 29 

 WATER 



diffusion coefficients of gases in, 10, 11 



permeation coefficients of gases in, 10, 11 



in respiratory gases, 1*, 2, 4 



as respiratory medium, 3 



solubility coefficients of gases in, 6, 8 

 WEIGHT, BODY 



and breathing frequency in calculating tidal volume, 140* 



and height, in calculating body surface area, 388*. 389* 



vs lung weight (amphibians), 26; (birds), 25; (msummals), 

 21-24; (reptiles), 26 



vs maximal breathing capacity, 131, 132 



vs vital capacity, 32, 38 

 WEIGHT. LUNG (amphibians). 26; (birds), 25; (mammals), 



16*, 17*, 20*-24; (reptiles) 26 

 WHOLE BLOOD (See ACID BASE; BLOOD) 

 WORK (See also EXERCISE) 



effect on heart rate, 144-146* 



effect on lung O2 diffusion, 52 



effect on pulmonary function, 144-146*. 147-150 



effect on respiratory dead space, 47 



XENON, partition coefficients, 5 



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