Chapter 36 Related Websites


The American Lung Association
Learn about lung health, asthma, smoking and tobacco control, and a variety of lung diseases such as tuberculosis, emphysema, pneumonia, influenza, and the opportunistic infections associated with AIDS.

Sudden Infant Death (SIDS) Network Home Page
Basic information, CDC reports, and first person features about the number one killer of infants between one month and one year of age.

The OncoLink: Lung Cancer
From the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center. Complete information guide to lung cancer, including risk factors and prevention, screening and diagnostics, genetics, treatment options, and support groups.

Exercise Physiology: The Methods and Mechanisms Underlying Performance
A starting point for information on the physiological basis for endurance performance and training.

Digital Anatomist Program
Select Thoracic Viscera for 3D computer reconstructions of the lungs from cadaver cryosections.

Breathing in Terrestrial Vertebrates
Brief review of breathing mechanisms.

Myoglobin and Hemoglobin
The biochemistry of the proteins associated with oxygen storage and transport.

QuitNet
From the Massachusetts Department of Health - Tobaco Control Program. Access to all the resources needed to quit smoking, including online support through a chat room.

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