This is a Level 3 unit comprising a series of lecture and laboratory sessions that aim to develop in students an understanding of the key physiological functions of these systems and the scientific process via which our understanding of them arose. The unit builds on the material covering cardiovascular and respiratory function in Level 2 PHYL2001 Physiology of Human Body Systems. Key topics include vascular reactivity, hydraulic control of cardiac output as described by vascular function curves, cardiac arrhythmia, the control of ventilation, causes of hypoxia, and the effects of ventilation perfusion inequality. The unit further develops students' laboratory techniques for physiological... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Peter McFawn
Prerequisites: PHYL2001 Physiology of Human Body Systems or PHYL2255 Physiology of Human Body Systems or PHYL2260 Physiology of Adaptation and Stress or Biomedical Science major Level 2 units
