{"id":4614,"date":"2017-04-03T17:07:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T09:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/?page_id=4614"},"modified":"2023-04-03T12:52:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T04:52:20","slug":"respiratory-function","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/respiratory-system\/respiratory-function\/","title":{"rendered":"I. Function"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<ul> \t\n<li>The main function of the respiratory system is to enable the body to absorb oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide.<\/li>\n\n<li>Ventilation and perfusion of lungs are central to their normal function.<\/li>\n\n<li>This mindmap\u00a0introduces the functional and physical components necessary for proper lung function, as well as the types of respiratory failure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tMINDMAP: RESPIRATORY TRACT OVERVIEW\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>If you can&#8217;t play the video, watch it here on YouTube:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1IcPqUhUQgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1IcPqUhUQgs<\/a><\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/188257865\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/respiratory-system\/respiratory-function\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI. Function\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/respiratory-system\/approach-to-respiratory-pathology\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tII. Approaches to Respiratory Pathology\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/respiratory-system\/clinical-manifestations-of-respiratory-diseases\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIII. Clinical Manifestations of Respiratory Disease\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/respiratory-system\/media-library\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIV. Respiratory Tract: Talking Pots and Slides\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/respiratory-system\/respiratory-quiz\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tV. 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