As some of you may know, I attend school during the days to get a nice education. But I'm ALSO getting an education in scuba diving. So, there are some exams.. I've already done six of them, and i have two left (theoretically exams). And I am preparing for one as we speak (or write, depends on whether you read it out loud or not). This exam is physiology. I have to read a book about it in english *gasp*
ok, so because I'm bored with reading physiology (very nice word innit? ;) I've decided to write some keywords here on my blog, for no particular reason.
The Physiology of DivingCirculatory and Respiratory Systems- the need of oxygen and the circulatory system
- - blood
- - cardiovascular structure
- Respiratory System structure
Circulatory and Respiratory Responses to Diving
- Responses to Breathing with equipment
- - dead-air space
- - gas density
- - rebreathers
- - responses to breath-hold diving
Circulatory and Respiratory System Problems in Diving
- Carotid-Sinus Reflex
- Hypercapnia
- Hyperocapnina
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- Oxygen Toxicity
- - pulmonary oxygen toxicity
- - central nervous system oxygen toxicity
- - managing oxygen exposure
- Gas Narcosis
- - cause of gas narcosis
- - managing narcosis
- High pressure Nervous Syndrome
Physiological Responses to Thermal Changes
- Responses to heat
- responses to cold
- heat exhaustion and Heat Stroke
- Hypothermia
Physiological Responses to Pressure Change on Body Air Spaces
- The ears
- the sinuses
- the lungs
- - breath-hold diving
- scuba diving
- Equipment
- Problems in Body Air Spaces
- Ear Barotrauma
- - middle air squeeze
- - eardrum rupture
- - reverse squeeze
- - ear plugs/wet suit hoods
- - round window rupture
- - oxygen ear
- Sinus Barotrauma
- Lung Barotrauma
- - Lung squeeze
- - lung overexpansion injuries
- First Aid and treatment for Lung Overexpansion Injuries
- Equipment Barotrauma
- Other Barotraumas
It's ok to read all this, but I'd just wish they didn't stuff it all with these latin words I have to remember for my exam, but probably will forget as soon as I'm done.
Well, this is what I've read to now. I'm nearly halfway through the chapter. whoop whoop!
It's a bit scary though to read about all this things that might happen to you if you dive. *shudder* "your ear may be filled with lots of blood and you may lose consciousness under water and drown" or "the air in your ears and sinuses may just squeeze into your blood veins and then something terrible will happen to you". And the book is talking like the next sentence could be "anyway, how do you take your tea?"