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).
See also: Respiratory tract. The respiratory system (called also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for the process of respiration in an organism.he passage of air into the lungs to supply the body with oxygen is known as inhalation, and the passage of air out of the lungs to expel carbon dioxide is known as exhalation; this process is collectively called breathing or ventilation.