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A firm foundation in human physiology is important to anesthesiologists, perhaps more than any other group of physicians. While a review of human physiology in its entirety is beyond the scope of this book, we will review those aspects of human physiology germane to the practice of otolaryngologists and anesthesiologists caring for otolaryngologic patients. Our discussion focuses predominantly on pulmonary and cardiovascular physiology and the autonomic regulation of these systems. A thorough understanding of endocrine physiology is also important for both the otolaryngologist and anesthesiologist; this system is visited in Chap. 14.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Ira Hofer & Samuel DeMaria Jr.

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Otolaryngology, and Structural & Chemical Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10549, USA

    Adam I. Levine

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  1. Otolaryngology, and, Structural & Chemical Biology, Department of Anesthesiology,, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, 10029, New York, USA

    Adam I. Levine

  2. Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology -, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, 10029, New York, USA

    Satish Govindaraj

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, 10029, New York, USA

    Samuel DeMaria, Jr.

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Hofer, I., DeMaria, S., Levine, A.I. (2013). Basic Physiology. In: Levine, A., Govindaraj, S., DeMaria, Jr., S. (eds) Anesthesiology and Otolaryngology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4184-7_4

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