Title: Identify the structures and functions of the respiratory system.
Course: Respiratory Therapy I (14061-I) > Section: Understanding Human Anatomy and Physiology

Identification includes

- the process of pulmonary ventilation
- external and internal respiration
- the structure and function of organs of the respiratory system
- the pathway of gases
- the transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide in blood
- a comparison of air pressures
- the production of carbonic acid
- recognizing characteristics of the most common pathologies and how to compensate technical factors to accommodate.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the function of the diaphragm in the breathing process?
- What happens to oxygen when the hemoglobin is low? Why?
- How many alveoli are present in the lungs? How do the alveoli play a major role in emphysema?