Respiratory Anatomy for Anesthesia Technicians

Respiratory anatomy provides the structural foundation for understanding ventilation, oxygenation, airway management, and respiratory monitoring during anesthesia. Anesthesia technicians and technologists benefit from understanding how air travels through the bronchial tree and how the lungs, alveoli, pleura, and diaphragm relate to respiratory function.

This lesson covers the lungs and lobes, main and lobar bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, pleura, and diaphragm. Interactive learning and anesthesia-related examples connect respiratory structures with airway equipment, lung isolation, ventilation, oxygenation, and patient monitoring.