Maricopa Community Colleges  RES105AD   19946-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
RES105AD 19946-20086 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
Classification/Mechanics of Ventilation
Mechanics of ventilation. Physiologic classification of ventilation.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
RES105AD   19946-20086 Classification/Mechanics of Ventilation
1. Describe the mechanics of ventilation. (I-V)
2. Classify ventilation according to physiologic classification scheme. (VI)
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RES105AD   19946-20086 Classification/Mechanics of Ventilation
    I. Control of ventilation
        A. Central control
        B. Peripheral control
      II. Action of ventilatory muscles
        III. Lung-thorax relationship
          IV. Resistance to ventilation
              A. Elastic resistance
                1. Compliance
                2. Surface tension
              B. Nonelastic resistance
                1. Tissue
                2. Airway
            V. Mechanics of exhalation
              VI. Classification of ventilation
                  A. Lung volumes
                  B. Lung capacities
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