RESP161

This course is one of two courses offered in the first term of the Respiratory Care Program. The student will utilize principles and methods of scientific inquiry to explore the structure and function of the cardiopulmonary system. In addition, the students will use appropriate mathematical concepts and operations to interpret data applied to static and dynamic characteristics of the lungs and vascular systems, oxygen and carbon dioxide transport, acid-base balance, ventilation-perfusion relationships as well as regulation and control of respiration. (Prerequisite: Admission to the program and HESC-105; Corequisite: RESP-162; Prerequisites or Corequisites: BIOL-111 and ENGL-121)