Chapter Twenty:  Circulation and Respiration

Chapter Outline


Chapter 20 Circulation and Respiration
20.1        The Circulatory System
  Arteries: Highways from the Heart
  Capillaries: Where Exchange Takes Place
  Veins: Returning Blood to the Heart
  The Lymphatic System: Recovering Lost Fluid
20.2        Blood
  Blood Plasma: The Blood's Fluid
  Blood Cells: Cells That Circulate Through the Body
      Erythrocytes Carry Hemoglobin
      Leukocytes Defend the Body
      Platelets Help Blood to Clot
20.3        The Heart and How It Works
  Circulation Through the Heart
  How the Heart Contracts
  Monitoring the Heart's Performance
20.4        The Respiratory System
  The Lungs
  The Mechanics of Breathing
  How Respiration Works: Gas Exchange
      O2 Transport
      CO2 Transport
      NO Transport
      How the Brain Controls Breathing
20.5        Lung Cancer and Smoking
  The Nature of Cancer
  What Causes Lung Cancer?

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