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BMS 420 -- Cardiopulmonary Physiology

Course Description: Normal and pathophysiology of cardiovascular and pulmonary systems.

Course Objectives: Students will be able to:

  1. Describe anatomical and functional relationships for major components of the cardiopulmonary system (for example, the cellular basis for electrical properties of cardiac tissue).
  2. Describe the medical implications of specific pathophysiological processes of the cardiopulmonary system (for example, heart failure and COPD).
  3. Describe utilizing graphs to depict important principles affecting the cardiopulmonary system (for example, the relationships between cardiac output and venous return).
  4. Define and describe the important laws and principles which apply to the cardiopulmonary system.
  5. Read and understand scientific articles relating to cardiopulmonary systems.

Prerequisites: BMS 300 or BMS 360

Format: 3 credits - 3 hours of lecture per week

Semesters Offered: Fall

Coordinator: C.W. Miller

Text: Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts, Richard E. Klabunde (2005) and Respiratory Physiology, Michelle Cloutier (2007)

Course Outline:

  Week 1: Introduction to Course; Introduction to Cardiovascular System
  Week 2: Electrical Activity of Heart; Electrocardiography; Cellular Structure and Function
  Week 3: Cardiac Cellular Structure and Function continued
  Week 4: Cardiac Function
  Week 5: Vascular Function/Hemodynamics; Exam #1
  Week 6: Neurohumoral Control of Heart and Circulation
  Week 7: Organ (special blood flow)
  Week 8: Organ ( special blood flow) continued; Exam #2
  Week 9: Microcirculation
  Week 10: Cardiovascular Integration and Adaptation; Vascular Diseases; Cardiac Diseases
  Week 11: Function and Structure of Respiratory System; Mechanical Properties of Lung/Chest Wall; Dynamic Lung Mechanics
  Week 12: Alveolar Circulation; Pulmonary Circulation; Ventilation-perfusion Relationships
  Week 13: Exam #3; Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport; Acid-base Balance
  Week 14: Acid Base; Control of Respiration
  Week 15: The Lung in Special Circumstances; Pulmonary Disease; Review for Final Exam

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