Week 13:Respiratory Physiology
Respiratory Physiology
Week 13: Respiratory epithelia, gas exchange in gills and lungs Structure of alveoli, lung volumes and capacities, surfactants,
Transport of O2 and CO2,Control of breathing; hypoxia; Hypercapnia etc., air breathing in divers
Source: Page529-535, 545-555, 559-562, 568-572 (Eckert animal physiology by David Randall), 495-508 (Medical Physiology by Guyton and Hall)
Course Material
- Week 1: Central themes in Physiology:
- Week 2: Membrane Physiology
- Week 3: Nerve and Muscle Physiology
- Week 4: Transmission of information between neurons
- Week 5: Muscles: Structure, types, components, muscle proteins.
- Week 6: muscle contraction
- Week 7: Cardiovacscular Physiology
- Week 8: Mid Term Examination
- Week 9-10: Receptors Physiology
- Week 11: Endocrine Physiology
- Week 12: Physiology of digestion
- Week 13:Respiratory Physiology
- Week 14:Renal Physiology
- Week15: Physiology of thermoregulation
- Week 16: Final term examination
- Chapters 15
- Department Zoology
- Teacher
Saira Batool
