Respiratory System

Key Reading

Boone, T. (2013). Introduction to exercise physiology. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.(Ch2: Pulmonary Ventilation)

Levitzky, M. G. (2013). Pulmonary physiology (8th Ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. [Open Access Link]

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Recommended Reading

Dempsey, J. A., La Gerche, A., & Hull, J. H. (2020). Is the healthy respiratory system built just right, overbuilt, or underbuilt to meet the demands imposed by exercise?. Journal of Applied Physiology, 129(6), 1235-1256. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00444.2020

Further Reading

Aliverti, A., Cala, S.J., Duranti, R., et al. (1997) Human respiratory muscle actions and control during exercise J Appl Physiol Vol. 83, 1256-1269 [full text]

Douglas, C.G., Haldane, J.S. (1909) The regulation of normal breathing. J Physiol. Vol. 38, 420-40 [full text]

Eston, R. & Reilly, T. (eds) (2009) Kinanthropometry and exercise physiology laboratory manual. Vol. 2: Physiology. (3rd ed.) London: Routledge.Ch 3.

Gabriel, E. A., & Salerno, T. (Eds.). (2010). Principles of pulmonary protection in heart surgery. Springer Science & Business Media. (Ch2: Respiratory Physiology)

Harbour, E., Stöggl, T., Schwameder, H., & Finkenzeller, T. (2022). Breath Tools: A Synthesis of Evidence-Based Breathing Strategies to Enhance Human Running. Frontiers in Physiology, 233. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.813243

Kenney, W. L., Wilmore, J., & Costill, D. (2015). Physiology of Sport and Exercise 6th Edition. Human kinetics.

Kraemer, W., Fleck, S. and Deschenes, M. (2012) Exercise Physiology: Integrating Theory and Application. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

McArdle, W.D., Katch, F.I., & Katch, V.L. (2010) Exercise Physiology: - Nutrition, Energy and Human Performance (7th ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

Novotny, S. and Kravitz, L. (no date) The Science of Breathing [full text online]

Pellegrino, R. et al (2005) Interpretive strategies for lung function tests. European Respiratory Journal Vol. 26, 948-68 [full text]

Review Questions

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