F8i / 16B14 : Describe the features of a RBC that facilitate O2 transport

F8i / 16A01 : Outline the determinants of O2 delivery to the tissues

F8i / 24A11: Compare & contrast the carriage of O2 & CO2 in blood

F8i / 14B18 : Myoglobin vs Hb

F8ii: Physiology of Haemoglobin

F8ii / 15B05 : Explain the oxyhaemoglobin dissociation curve & the factors that may alter it

F8ii: Describe the physiology & consequences of abnormal haemoglobins

F8iv: Explain the carbon dioxide dissociation curve

F8iii / 20A01 / 18B05 / 15A13: Describe how CO2 is carried in the blood

F8vi: Describe the physiology and consequences of foetal haemoglobin

F8v: Describe the O2 & CO2 stores in the body

F7iv: Define diffusing capacity & its measurement

F7iii / 16B22: Outline the physiological factors that affect the diffusion of O2 & CO2 in the lung

F7iii: Explain perfusion limited & diffusion limited transfer of gases

F7ii: Describe production of CO2 in the body

F7i / 15A17: O2 cascade

F7ii: Describe the movement of CO2 from cell to atmosphere

F6iii: Explain VQ matching & mismatching

F6ii / 16A03: Compare the physiology of the apex with base of the lung in the upright position

F6ii: Describe West’s zones of the lung & explain the mechanisms responsible for them