Free online courseRespiratory Physiology

Conteúdo do Curso

• Video class: Respiratory | Half Head Anatomy

  0h15m

• Exercise: What is the main function of the nasal conchae in the respiratory system?

• Video class: Respiratory | Mechanics of Breathing: Pressure Changes | Part 1

  0h31m

• Exercise: What is the function of pleural fluid in the pleural cavity?

• Video class: Respiratory | Mechanics of Breathing: Inspiration | Part 2

  0h23m

• Exercise: During the inspiratory phase of breathing, what is the primary change that occurs in the thoracic cavity concerning pressures?

• Video class: Respiratory | Mechanics of Breathing: Expiration | Part 3

  0h31m

• Exercise: During quiet inspiration, which muscles are primarily responsible for increasing thoracic cavity volume?

• Video class: Respiratory | Airway Resistance

  0h20m

• Exercise: In the context of airway resistance, which factor directly influences the increase in gas flow through the airways?

• Video class: Respiratory | Surface Tension

  0h46m

• Exercise: What is the role of surfactant in the alveoli of the lungs?

• Video class: Respiratory | Compliance

  0h31m

• Exercise: Which of the following scenarios would result in a decrease in lung compliance?

• Video class: Respiratory | Spirometry: Lung Volumes

  0h22m

• Exercise: What is the average tidal volume for a normal breathing cycle in an adult?

• Video class: Respiratory | External Respiration: Ventilation Perfusion Coupling

  0h28m

• Exercise: What is the primary factor that determines perfusion in the pulmonary capillaries?

• Video class: Respiratory | External Respiration: Thickness

  0h25m

• Exercise: What is the most significant consequence of a thickened respiratory membrane on gas exchange?

• Video class: Respiratory | External Respiration: Partial Pressures

  0h35m

• Exercise: During external respiration in the lungs, which factor significantly contributes to the equal transfer of carbon dioxide and oxygen despite differing partial pressure gradients?

• Video class: Respiratory | Internal Respiration

  0h33m

• Exercise: In respiratory physiology, which statement best defines the difference between internal and external respiration?

• Video class: Respiratory | Types of Hypoxia: Hypoxemic | Anemic | Stagnant | Histotoxic

  0h48m

• Exercise: Which of the following is a type of hypoxia characterized by a decreased oxygen carrying capacity of the blood due to a deficiency in hemoglobin or red blood cells?

• Video class: Respiratory | Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

  0h24m

• Exercise: What does a rightward shift in the hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve primarily indicate?

• Video class: Respiratory | Regulation of Breathing: Respiratory Centers: Part 1

  0h13m

• Exercise: In the regulation of respiration, which brain structure is primarily responsible for fine-tuning the transition between inspiration and expiration?

• Video class: Respiratory | Regulation of Breathing: Central

  0h31m

• Exercise: What is the primary effect of high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood on the respiratory system?

• Video class: Respiratory | Regulation of Breathing: Factors Influencing Rate and Depth: Part 3

  0h24m

• Exercise: Which of the following best describes the Hering-Breuer reflex?

• Video class: Respiratory | Respiration During Exercise

  0h33m

• Exercise: During vigorous exercise, what mechanism specifically leads to the increase in ventilation rate without altering arterial blood gas chemistry?

• Video class: Respiratory | Respiration at High Altitudes

  0h43m

• Exercise: Which of the following mechanisms helps the body acclimatize to high altitudes by ensuring adequate oxygen delivery despite low partial pressure of oxygen?