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Tag: lung capacity

What is that?!

May 9, 2012April 30, 2015 Cassie NesporLeave a comment

[This post was researched and written by a Respiratory Care student who studied at the museum this semester.] The Jones Motor Basal respirometer, manufactured in 1937, was created by the medical doctor, Horry M. Jones. The Jones Motor was a device used to look into a patient's breathing patterns by using calculations for understanding breathing… Continue reading What is that?! →

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