A cell membrane is also known as a plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane. The cell membrane separates the interior of a cell from its outside environment. The main function of a cell membrane is to protect the cell from its surroundings.
assisted ventilation. Definition: application of mechanically or manually generated positive pressure to gas(es) in or about the airway during inhalation as a means of augmenting the movement of gases into the lungs. Synonym(s): assisted respiration. Search Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Principles of artiï¬cial ventilation Tim Gould J M A de Beer Abstract Ventilators are commonly used in the operating theatre and in the ICU to deliver mechanical ventilation to the lungs. In the operating theatre, ventilation is given to anaesthetized and often pharmacologically para-lysed patients with predominantly normal lungs. These ventilators are