The content describes the structure of each part of the respiratory tract and the physiology behind the processes of external respiration and internal respiration.
It also describes various disease conditions affecting the system which may be encountered by the veterinary nurse.
The programme includes the control of respiration and the part played in the maintenance of homeostasis in the body.
Also covered is the respiratory system of the bird, the fish, insects and reptiles.
Respiratory tract: nose and nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi and bronchioles.
Gaseous exchange: lungs, gross structure, microscopic structure, pulmonary circulation.
Thoracic cavity: definition, boundaries, pleura, disease conditions.
Respiration: breathing, respiratory muscles, action, respiratory rate, lung capacity.
Gaseous exchange: diffusion, oxygen diffusion, carbon dioxide diffusion.
Control of respiration.
Other Species: bird, fish, insect and reptiles.