RTH 112 Respiratory Physiology*

A study of the cardiopulmonary system and its associated structures. Topics include the anatomy of the respiratory system, ventilation and diffusion of pulmonary gases, the circulatory system, oxygen and carbon dioxide transport, control of ventilation, and renal failure and its effects on the cardiopulmonary system. 

3 hours lecture.

*

Credits

3

Prerequisite

RTH 110, RTH 121, RTH 123, and RTH 124; and concurrent enrollment in RTH 162, RTH 235, and RTH 246.