PIO 214 — Introduction to Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiology
PIO department course · Nigerian universities
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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)
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
describe how ionic currents contribute to the four phases of the cardiac action potential
identify neural and humoral factors that influence their rate
describe the various phases of ventricular systole and ventricular diastole
describe the timing and causes of the four heart sounds
explain why the ECG tracing looks different in each of the 12 leads
Course contents
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.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PIO 214.