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Muscular Anatomy: Vertebrae & Abdomen

Muscular Anatomy:  Vertebrae & Abdomen I).  Vertebral Column Erector Spinae Location Function O:  iliac crest and lumbar vertebrae I:  cervical & thoracic vertebrae Iliocostalis Longissimus Spinalis II). Muscles of the Internal Thorax: Breathing

Respiration - anatomy and histology

Respiration I. Background A. Function 1. Supply body with oxygen and dispose of carbon dioxide B. Processes 1. Pulmonary ventilation             a. Moving air in and out of lungs 2. External respiration             a. Gas exchange between blood and chambers of lungs 3. Transport of respiratory gases             a. Gases must be transported between lungs and tissue cells of the body                          i . Accomplished by cardiovascular system 4. Internal respiration             a. Gas exchanges between blood and tissue cells II. Anatomy of the Respiratory System A. Organs 1. Nose 2. Nasa...