May 12, 2024  
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1 
    
2023-2025 Catalog Volume XXXI Ver 1

RTP 1300 Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology


Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 4
This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of adult cardiac and pulmonary anatomy and physiology.  This course focuses on the heart-lung relationship and clinical applications of these phenomena in the cardiopulmonary system.  Topics that will be explored include development and anatomy of the respiratory system as well as the functional anatomy and control of the cardiovascular system.  Additionally, respiratory function and ventilatory mechanisms, gas exchange and transport, laws of diffusion, laboratory analysis, pulmonary hemodynamics, acid-base balance, and renal physiology.

Prerequisite(s): Program Admission