Spring Semester 2024 Catalog

RESP 1193 CARDIOPULMONARY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Credits

4

Provides an in-depth study of cardiac and pulmonary anatomy and physiology, and the diagnostic procedures commonly used in the hospital to evaluate these systems. Emphasizes the heart-lung relationship and clinical applications of these phenomena in the cardiopulmonary system. Topics include: respiratory function; ventilatory mechanisms; gas transport; laboratory analysis; natural and chemical regulation of breathing; circulation, blood flow and pressure, and cardiac function; renal physiology and related topics.

Lecture Hours

30

Lab Hours

60

Prerequisite

Program Admission, BIOL 2114, BIOL 2114L, MATH 1101 or MATH 1111