The respiratory system
By: Susan Whittemore.
Series: Your body, how it works
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Juvenile literature; Respiration -- Juvenile literature; Respiratory system; Respiration
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Breathing thin air; title: The air we breathe: understanding our atmosphere; title: Why do we breathe?; title: Anatomy of the respiratory system; title: The diffusion of gas molecules; title: How do we breathe?; title: Preventing collapse of the lungs; title: How the respiratory system adjusts to meet changing oxygen demands; title: Respiratory disease.