Clarke, J.|Costello, J.|Foord, J.|Holden, G.|Lyte, V.|Stew, G.|Willard, C.|Wells, J.|Wimpenny, P.
Biological sciences: the need for oxygen
- Unit 1
- Manchester The Open College 1992
- 98p.
- Nurse Education Learning Materials .
Examines the respiratory and cardiovascular systems in the body as these two systems play a role in the body's need for oxygen, and control its intake and regulation. The process of gaseous exchange in the human body is explained, including problems in breathing that patients go through when they are suffering from certain diseases. Transport of oxygen in the blood and tissues is described with information on how to care for a patient who is breathless.