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.
In volume-. targeted (also known as volume-cycled or volume assist/control) ventilation, the ventilator is set to reach a preset volume regardless of the pressure. required to do so. Pressure-targeted modes are set to reach a preset pressure. independent of volume generated. Dual modes combine the beneï¬ts of both.