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About this Course
About the Course
In this lecture, Dr Helen Wallace (University of Liverpool) teaches us about the microscopic structures in our lungs and blood that allow for the exchange and transport of the two gases involved in respiration: oxygen and carbon dioxide. To do so, we: (i) introduce the alveoli and capillaries as the exchange surfaces that allow for oxygen and carbon dioxide to be exchanged, using Dalton’s Law to explain how diffusion is maintained in the desired direction, before then (ii) appreciating how oxygen and carbon dioxide are then transported in the lungs by haemoglobin.
About the Lecturer
Dr Helen Wallace is a senior lecturer in Women's and Children's Health at the University of Liverpool. Her primaryprimary interests focus on all aspects of physiology education, from A level students, undergraduates and postgraduates, to healthcare professionals. She has contributed to many physiology text books, and in addition to this she is the Programme Director of MRes in Clinical Studies, the Physiology Course Lead for the MBChB programme, the Respiratory System Science Lead for the MBChB programme, and Education Lead for the Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences.