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Programme: B.Sc. Physiology ×
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PIO 214
3 Unit(s) (LH 45)
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Flagged 7 Nov 2026
On completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. state Starling’s law of the heart and describe the application of the law in keeping the output of the left and right ventricles equal; 2. describe how ionic c...
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The heart; events of the cardiac cycle. Control of cardiac contractility. Cardiac
electrophysiology. Properties of cardiac muscles. Cardiac output - measurement and control.
Haemodynamics of circulation. Arterial blood pressure and its regulation. Cardiovascular
reflexes. Peripheral resistance and local control of the circulation. Regional blood flow.
Cardiovascular changes in exercise, haemorrhage and shock. Respiratory physiology –
functions of upper respiratory tract. Mechanics of respiration including compliance. Surfactant.
Lung volume and capacities. Pulmonary gas exchange. Blood gas transport. Pulmonary
function tests. Nervous and chemical control of respiration. Response to hypoxia, high altitude,
exercise and artificial respiration.