Mechanics of Respiration || Respiratory System Physiology - slides for RT Students
Content
- Respiratory movements
- Muscles of respiration
- movement of thoracic cage
- Bucket handle movement
- Pump handle movement
- Movement of lungs
- Factor
- Surfactant
Learning outcomes
Students have learnt about:
- Describe the mechanics of respiration
- Describe in brief the respiratory movements
- List the muscles involved in respiration
Reference
- Essentisal of medical physiology
- Fundamental of respiratory care
- Levitzky AMG: Pulmonary physiology, ed 8, New York, 2013, McGraw-Hill Medical
- West JB: Respiratory physiology: the essentials, ed 9, Philadelphia, 2011, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
