Review.  1 Professor Hofstadter has written a superb book ... The Age of Reform entitles Hofstadter to rank with C. Vann Woodward as a master of creative synthesis, as an interpreter of the past who can add to cold data an emphatic insight that transforms history from a book of the dead into a chronicle of life.-- American Political Science Review.
Ventilation systems. All multicellular organisms have mechanisms for drawing oxygen-rich air (or water) into their bodies and removing carbon dioxide-rich air (or water).A closer look at insect breathing systems makes it easier to appreciate the functions of the more familiar human ventilation system.entilation systems. All multicellular organisms have mechanisms for drawing oxygen-rich air (or water) into their bodies and removing carbon dioxide-rich air (or water).
Respiratory system. The respiratory system (also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange in animals and plants. The anatomy and physiology that make this happen varies greatly, depending on the size of the organism, the environment in which it lives and its evolutionary history.