Fig. 32.1 Diameter Index Safety System (DISS) (Reprinted with permission from Brockwell and Andrews [1]) Fig. 32.2 Pipeline supply connections (Reprinted with permission from Brockwell and Andrews [1]) 32.3 Cylinder Supply Source…
Fig. 16.1 Cerebral lobes depicted using a 3 dimensional (3D) reconstruction of functional brain MRI (fMRI) Multiple functional areas in the cortex interact to produce conscious behavior, which includes the abilities…
Fig. 36.1 If the electron flow or current flow is always in the same direction, it is referred to as direct current (DC). In this case the electrons travel from the…
Fig. 23.1 The endocrine system (Reprinted from OpenStax, Anatomy & Physiology, OpenStax. 25 April 2013. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Download for free at ► http://cnx.org/content/col11496/latest/) Hormones can be excreted in…
Fig. 22.1 Schematic of nephron. CCD cortical collecting duct, MCD medullary collecting duct (Adapted from [2]) The kidney receives approximately 20–25% of cardiac output. Blood enters the kidney from the aorta…
Reservoir Rebreathing Example Open No No Open Drop Semi-Open Yes No Non-rebreather circuit Semi-Closed Yes Partial Circle system with flows of 2 L/min Closed Yes Complete Circle system with flows…
Fig. 8.1 The synaptic vesicle exocytosis–endocytosis cycle. After an action potential and Ca 2+ influx, phosphorylation of synapsin is activated by calcium-calmodulin activated protein kinases I and II. This results in…
Fig. 35.1 Clark-type oxygen electrode When a voltage of 700 mV is applied across the electrodes the following reactions occur: Cathode: O2 + 2H20 + 4e− = 4OH− Electrolyte: KCl + OH− = KOH + Cl− Anode: Ag + Cl− = AgCl + e− The amount of electrons…
Fig. 37.1 The safe zone of mechanical ventilation. UIP upper inflection point, LIP lower inflection point 37.2 Classification of Mechanical Ventilation Classifying mechanical ventilators has evolved into a confusing, complex, and…
Osmolarity refers to the concentration of osmotically active particles in a solution expressed in milliosmoles per liter (mOsm/L) Plasma osmolarity is calculated based on the following osmotically active particles in…
