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How the lungs capture oxygen

Chapter 1

The architecture of the airway

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Chapter 2

The magic of the alveoli

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Chapter 3

The mechanics of the breath

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Chapter 4

Adapting to the extremes

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Chapter 5

The history of discovering respiration

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Master of How the lungs capture oxygen

Ch 5 · The history of discovering respiration
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Lavoisier and the chemistry of life

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Fun Fact

First breath: The first-ever iron lung patient in 1928 was an eight-year-old girl, whose life was saved within seconds of turning it on.

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Aristotle's cooling theory

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Glossary
respiration (noun)
The biochemical process by which living cells obtain energy by taking in oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. In 1777, Antoine Lavoisier proved that this bodily function is actually a form of slow combustion.

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Quiz

How does an iron lung physically force a patient to breathe?

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Gossip

Which medical history discovery do you find most mind-blowing?

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What medical crisis in the mid-20th century made the iron lung a household name?

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What did ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle believe was the primary purpose of lungs?

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In what year did Philip Drinker and Louis Shaw invent the life-saving iron lung?

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Whose 2nd-century medical theories did Ibn al-Nafis challenge with his lung discovery?

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Which 18th-century French chemist proved that breathing is a form of chemical combustion?

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Who was the 13th-century Syrian physician who first described pulmonary circulation?

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What gas did Antoine Lavoisier prove is consumed during the process of respiration?

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