Week 1: Comparative Approach, Gas Laws, Oxygen Cascade

This week introduces the course structure, the comparative approach to exercise physiology, fundamental gas laws, and the oxygen supply cascade from the environment to the tissues.

Lectures

• Lecture 1: The Comparative Approach to Exercise Physiology (43 slides) Course introduction, comparative perspectives, animal athletic performance, the Krogh principle.

• Lecture 2: Introduction to Gas Exchange (40 slides) Gas laws, partial pressures, Dalton’s Law, Henry’s Law, and their application to respiratory physiology.

• Lecture 3: The Oxygen Cascade and Ventilation (27 slides) The oxygen supply pathway from atmosphere to mitochondria, pulmonary ventilation mechanics.