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Dec 21, 2024
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MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025
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RTH 212 - Adv Cardiopulmonary Anatomy & Physiology
Credit Hours: 4
Billable Contact Hours: 4
Prerequisites: RTH 120 , RTH 121 , and BIOL 258
Corequisite: RTH 211 , RTH 214 and RTH 216
Session Cycle: FL
This course advances the student’s knowledge of cardiopulmonary anatomy and physiology. The cardiac sections cover gross and histologic cardiovascular anatomy, neural/endocrine control of cardiac function, hemodynamics, microcirculatory disorders, and a review of common cardiac arrhythmias. The pulmonary section covers bronchopulmonary anatomy, gas diffusion, blood flow, ventilation/perfusion relationships, gas transport, mechanics and neural control of ventilation, and lung responses to changing environments and conditions.
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