You May Use My Notes, Your At-Home Text, and The Scanned 6.4 Section on this Website
- Be able to describe the purpose of ventilation
- Describe structure and function for alveoli, including type I and type II pneumocytes (cells in the alveoli)
- Identify anatomy of the respiratory system, including trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, diaphragm, and intercostal muscles
- Be able to describe “negative pressure” breathing and the muscle contractions that force air in and out of the lungs (inspiration and expiration)
- Understand the concept of antagonistic muscle action and the antagonist pairs at work in breathing
- Be able to discuss causes and consequences of lung cancer and emphysema
- Suggest methods for monitoring of ventilation in humans at rest and after mild and vigorous exercise (ventilation rate and tidal volume)
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