Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Annotate Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content + Common Abbreviations Download Section PDF Listen ++Table Graphic Jump Location | Download (.pdf) | Print2,3-BPG2,3-bisphosphoglycerateDRGdorsal respiratory groupERVexpiratory reserve volumeFEF25%–75%forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of the forced vital capacityFEV1forced expiratory volume in 1 secondfractional concentration of inspired oxygenFRCfunctional residual capacityFVCforced vital capacityHbAadult hemoglobinHbFfetal hemoglobinplasma bicarbonateICinspiratory capacityIRVinspiratory reserve volumeMPAPmean pulmonary artery pressureMLAPmean left atrial pressureMVVmaximum voluntary ventilationMWmolecular weightPBFpulmonary blood flowPEEPpositive end-expiratory pressurePEFpeak expiratory flowPVRpulmonary vascular resistanceRVresidual volumeSVRsystemic vascular resistanceTLCtotal lung capacityalveolar ventilationventilation-perfusion ratioVCvital capacityVD/VTratio of dead space to tidal volumeVRGventral respiratory groupVTtidal volumeoxygen consumptioncarbon dioxide production