BBE2104: Cardio Respiratory Blood and Body Fluids
Course description
This course exposes the students to the chest wall and its content. The way the heart and vessels work
to move blood to all the tissues in a closed circuit. They get acquainted with the structures involved in
the mechanics of breathing and ventilation and the role of the respiratory system in maintaining the
internal environment.
Course Objectives
1. To describe the anatomy of the chest cavity and its contents
2. To discuss the hemodynamics and blood circulation.
3. To discuss the role of the respiratory system in maintaining the iternal environment
4. To outline the radiological and laboratory assessment of the cardio-respiratory system.
Course Content:
 Embryology, Histology and Gross Anatomy of the chest wall and its contents, mediastinum,
respiratory tract, Blood vessels and Lymphatics.
 Heamodynamics; Cardial cycle; Cardiac output; Peripheral circulation and its regulation;
Regulation of arterial blood pressure; Micro-circulation and Lymphatic system; Cerebral
circulation, Coronary circulation, Circulation in the skeletal muscles, Cutaneous circulation
and microcirculation, Circulatory response to exercise
 Mechanics of breathing, Ventilation and lung volumes, Pulmonary blood flow,
Ventilation/perfusion relationships, Transport of gases, Control of respiration and respiration in
unusual environment, Immunology of the cardio-respiratory system.
 Respiratory regulation of Acid Base balance
 Structural barriers and Chemical barriers
 Cellular (Pulmonary Aluolar Macrophages)
 INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES: X-RAY, CT SCAN, ANGIOGRAPHY, ULTRA SOUND,
NUCLEAR, IMAGING, ECHO, LAB, ECG, SPIROMETRY, BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS
 Pulmonary function tests
Teaching Methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Seminars, Practical,
Assessment Methods
Continuous assessment, written exam, viva and practical
Course coordinator
Dr. Josephine Kasolo
Resource books
1. Gyton A.MD. & Hall J.E; Textbook of Medical Physiology. Elsevier Science
2. Ganong WF. Review of Medical Physiology: MacGraw-Hill
Requirements
Hours per Semester
LH
45
PH
30
TH
00
CH
60
Weighted
Total
Mark
WTM
100
Weighted
Exam
Mark
WEM
60
Weighted
Continuous
Assessment Mark
WCM
40
Credit
Units
CU
4