Title: Identify structures and functions of the respiratory system.
Course: Health Assisting Careers (14002-36) > Section: Understanding Body Systems and Disorders

Identification should include

- external and internal respiration
- structure and function of organs of the respiratory system.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the process of pulmonary ventilation?
- How would you differentiate between external and internal respiration?
- What are the structure and function of each organ of the respiratory system?
- How would you explain the gas exchange among lungs, blood, tissues, and cells?
- How are oxygen and carbon dioxide transported in the blood?
- What are the factors that regulate respiration?
- How does aging affect the respiratory system?
- What steps can be taken to reduce the effects of aging on the respiratory system?