XVI CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XXXIX PAGE 



THE CONTROL OF RESPIRATION (CONT'D) (BY R. G. PEARCE) 344 



Estimation of the Alveolar Gases, 344; Method for Normal Subjects, 345; 

 Clinical Method, 347. 



CHAPTER XL 



THE CONTROL OF RESPIRATION (CONT'D) 349 



The Nature of the Respiratory Hormone, 349 ; Relationship between CO, of 

 Inspired Air and Pulmonary Ventilation, 350 ; Possibility that CO., Specifically 

 Stimulates the Center, 352; Relationship among Acidosis, Alveolar CO 2 and 

 Respiratory Activity, 354. 



CHAPTER XLI 



THE CONTROL OF RESPIRATION (CONT'D) 356 



The Constancy of the Alveolar CO 2 Tension under Normal Conditions, 256; 

 Sensitivity of the Center to Changes in the CO 2 Tension of the Alveolar Air, 

 357; Alveolar CO 2 Tension during Breathing in a Confined Space, 357, in 

 Rarefied Air, 360, and in Apnea, 362. 



CHAPTER XLII 



THE CONTROL OF RESPIRATION (CONT'D) 366 



The Effect of Muscular Exercise on the Respiration, 356. 



CHAPTER XLIII 



THE CONTROL OF RESPIRATION (CONT'D) 371 



Periodic Breathing, 371 ; Types of Periodic Breathing, 371 ; Causes of Periodic 

 Breathing, 372. 



CHAPTER XLIV 



RESPIRATION BEYOND THE LUNGS 378 



Transportation of Gases by the Blood, 379; Transportation of Oxygen, 379; 

 Dissociation Curve, 383 ; Difference between Curves of Blood and Hemoglobin 

 Solution, 383; Rate of Dissociation, 386; Dissociation Constant, 388. 



CHAPTER XLV 



RESPIRATION BEYOND THE LUNGS (CONT'D) 390 



Means by Which the Blood Carries the Gases, 390; Oxygen Requirement of 

 the Tissues, 393; Mechanism by Which the Demands of the Tissues for Oxy- 

 gen Are Met, 397. 



CHAPTER XLVI 



THE PHYSIOLOGY OF BREATHING IN COMPRESSED AIR AND IN RAREFIED AIR . . . 399 

 Mountain Sickness, 399; Compressed Air Sickness (Caisson Disease), 402; 

 Practical Application in Treatment, 406. 



CHAPTER XLVII 



THE CIRCULATORY AND RESPIRATORY CHANGES ACCOMPANYING MUSCULAR EXERCISE 410 

 Mechanical Factor, 410; Nervous Factor, 412; Hormone Factor, 413. 



