Be familiar with these terminology: bronchodilation, bronchoconstriction, airway resistance
 Understand regulation of breathing ( medulla oblongata and pons) Specifically, what stimulates peripheral chemoreceptors vs. central chemoreceptors.
 What are the effects of sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system through the respiratory system? Understand ventilation/perfusion coupling.
 Understand Hb & O2 transport and oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve, specifically, how pH, BPG, temperature, PO2 , and PCO2 will affect oxygen affinity for Hb.
 What organ secretes erythropoietin(EPO) & what does this hormone do; understand which factors affect secretion of EPO. Understand the mechanism of Asthma as an obstructive
 pulmonary disease.
 Understand CO2 transport. Specifically, what are the 3 ways CO2 is transported in blood?
