Copdcasestudy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Running Head: CASE STUDY – CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) BIO 255 WEEK 6 Case Study – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) How is Venti lation Different from Respiration? Ventilation is very different from respiration. Ventilation is mechanical and involves the movement of air. It is the mechanical drawing in and expelling out air via breathing. Respiration is physiologic and involves the exchange of gases in the alveoli, external respiration, and in the cells, internal...