
The American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo. New!!: Dead space (physiology) and Air sac Air sacĪir sacs are spaces within an organism where there is the constant presence of air. Ĥ6 relations: Air sac, American flamingo, Apatosaurus, Bird anatomy, Bohr equation, Breathing, Breathing tube (breathing apparatus), Christian Bohr, Continuous positive airway pressure, Dead space, Diffusing capacity, Diplodocus, Diving disorders, Diving regulator, Elasmosaurus, Exhalation, Full face diving mask, Gas exchange, Giraffe, Glossary of underwater diving terminology, Halcyon PVR-BASC, Halsted's principles, Hypercapnia, Index of underwater diving, List of diving hazards and precautions, List of MeSH codes (G09), Multiple inert gas elimination technique, Nitrogen washout, Orinasal mask, Outline of underwater diving, Physiology of dinosaurs, Physiology of marathons, Pulmonary shunt, Rebreather, Respiratory acidosis, Respiratory minute volume, Respiratory system, Scuba skills, Self-contained breathing apparatus, Shunt equation, Siebe Gorman Salvus, Snorkeling, Underwater diving, VD/VT, Ventilation/perfusion ratio, Zones of the lung. In physiology, dead space is the volume of air which is inhaled that does not take part in the gas exchange, either because it (1) remains in the conducting airways, or (2) reaches alveoli that are not perfused or poorly perfused.
