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Chapter 6 - The Upper Airways

from Section 2 - Respiratory Physiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2019

David Chambers ,
Christopher Huang  and
Gareth Matthews
David Chambers
Affiliation:
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Christopher Huang
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Gareth Matthews
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

The main purpose of the upper respiratory tract is to conduct air from the atmosphere to the lower respiratory tract. However, the upper airways serve a number of additional functions.

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Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 21 - 23
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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