Students should be able to describe the changes in the type of epithelium throughout the respiratory system.
Students should be able to explain how the structure of different segments of the respiratory airways reflect the functional roles that these airways play in air movement and gas exchange.
Students should be able to distinguish in histological images the trachea, bronchi, terminal bronchioles, bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli.
Students should be able to identify in histological images the different types of pneumocytes and their function.
Students should be able to describe how the structures in the alveoli control ventilation in the lung.
Students should be able to describe the response of the respiratory system to particles inhaled with air.