Week 9-10: Respiration during exercise
This chapter covers the function of the lung, the structure of the respiratory system, mechanics of breathing, pulmonary ventilation, pulmonary volumes and capacities, diffusion of gases, blood flow to the lungs, ventilation-perfusion relationships, o2 and co2 transport in blood, ventilation and acid-base balance, ventilatory and blood-gas responses to exercise, control of ventilation.