The<unk>  refers to the physiological mechanisms involved in the<unk>  of breathing, which is the movement of air into and out of the lungs.<unk>  facilitates respiration. Respiration refers to the utilization of oxygen and balancing of carbon dioxide by the body as a whole, or by individual cells in cellular respiration. The most important function of breathing is the supplying of oxygen to the body and balancing of the carbon dioxide levels. Under most conditions, the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2), or concentration of carbon dioxide,<unk> s the respiratory rate. The peripheral chemoreceptors that detect changes in the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide are located in the arterial aortic bodies and the carotid bodies. Central chemoreceptors are primarily sensitive to changes in the pH in the blood, (resulting from changes in the levels of carbon dioxide) and they are located on the medulla oblongata near to the medullar respiratory groups of the respiratory center. Information from the peripheral chemoreceptors is conveyed along nerves to the respiratory groups of the respiratory center. There are four respiratory groups, two in the medulla and two in the pons. The two groups in the pons are known as the pontine respiratory group. # Dorsal respiratory group – in the medulla # Ventral respiratory group – in the medulla # Pneumotaxic center – various nuclei of the pons #Apneustic center – nucleus of the pons From the respiratory center, the muscles of respiration, in particular the diaphragm, are activated to cause air to move in and out of the lungs.
Control of ventilation
Nomenclature of mechanical ventilation
Air filtration in operating rooms
Respiratory gas humidification
Recovery position
Machine perfusion
Modes of mechanical ventilation
Epidural administration