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BIOPHYSICS OF RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATION COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
PER144 BIOPHYSICS OF RESPIRATORY AND CIRCULATION 2 2 2 3

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: The aim of this course is to gain knowledge about Circulatory and Respiratory Biophysics.
Content: Physical properties and viscosity of blood, Pressure, flow and resistance in vessels, Velocity and flow in internal friction flow, Pressure, flow and resistance in vessels, Poiselli's law, Laminar and Turbulan currents, Resistance in series and parallel connected vessel systems, Laplace's law, Electromagnetic and Ultrasonic Doppler Flowmeters, Pressure-potential energy-heat energy relationship, Bernouilli's law, Calculation of pressure in arteries and veins, Respiratory system and function, Respiratory gas laws, Lung and chest compliance, Resistance factor in respiration, Solubility of blood gases and gas between alveoli and blood exchange capacities, Functional residual capacity determination