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‘Don’t hold your breath’ is an expression you’ve probably heard many times, but may not have thought too much about.
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This course includes
Hours of videos
8 hours, 17 minutes
Units & Quizzes
33
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Certificate of Completion
In this course, Blood and the respiratory system, you’ll study why respiration is so important for life, including how air enters and leaves the lungs, how oxygen is transported in the blood, the many dynamic factors that control breathing, and some diseases that affect respiration.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- Describe and illustrate the main anatomical structures of the respiratory system and the mechanics of inspiration and expiration
- Discuss the factors that affect pulmonary ventilation
- Outline the mechanisms of O2 and CO2 transport in the blood
- Describe diseases resulting from mutations in haemoglobin
- Demonstrate an understanding of the control of the respiration rate.
Course Currilcum
- Introduction 00:15:00
- Learning outcomes 00:07:00
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- Respiratory structures and ventilation 00:15:00
- Structure of the respiratory system 00:10:00
- Upper respiratory tract 00:15:00
- Lower respiratory tract 00:15:00
- Respiratory zone 00:15:00
- Muscles of ventilation 00:10:00
- Mechanics of inhalation and expiration 00:20:00
- Non-respiratory functions 00:10:00
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- Factors affecting pulmonary ventilation 00:03:00
- Atmospheric pressure 00:25:00
- Partial pressure 00:15:00
- Decompression sickness 00:15:00
- Surface tension 00:30:00
- Compliance and airway resistance 00:20:00
- Lung function 00:07:00
- Spirometry 00:15:00
- Lung function impairment 00:15:00
- Inherited disorders of haemoglobin 00:05:00
- Sickle cell anaemia 00:30:00
- Thalassaemia 00:20:00
