This lesson provides an overview that explains the respiratory system in humans. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Animals: Human Respiratory System."

This lesson provides an overview that explains the respiratory system in humans. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Animals: Human Respiratory System."

This lesson provides an overview that explains the respiratory system in humans. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Animals: Human Respiratory System."

Investigate the properties of air. Observe the water vapor present in our exhaled breath.

Chinese social and cultural history will benefit greatly from the preservation of a nearly complete run (228 of 298 issues) of Ling Lung, a weekly Chinese women's magazine published in Shanghai from 1931 to 1937.

Walk through the anatomy of a cigarette package. First, look at the mandatory graphic health warnings. Next, examine the toxic emissions statement that gives the emission levels of six toxic chemicals. Finally, read the health...

The fastest land mammal in the world, the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) has many adaptations that allow it to sprint across the plains. Its rangy frame supports long limbs and a deep chest cavity, and this species has a small waist and an...

How do we see things too small to be detected by the human eye? What about things inside our own bodies? Dee Breger uses a scanning electron microscope to give us a glimpse of images including blood clots, thyroid glands, and lungs with...

An explanation of how tuberculosis causes damage to lungs and other organs in the body. Latent and secondary tuberculosis is also examined. Of note is once infected with tuberculosis it's with you forever and may cause subsequent issues.

From Shore to Sea: Pinnipeds are marine mammals that spend a great deal of time in the water. Like all marine mammals, pinnipeds breathe air through their lungs. In order to breathe, they must come up to the surface for air.

Explore the use of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) as a breathing support strategy. Construct a working lung model that simulates the mechanics of breathing.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Amphibians are a group of vertebrates that have adapted to live in both water and on land. Amphibian larvae are born and live in water, and they breathe using gills....

What gives the trumpet its clarion ring and the tuba its gut shaking oompah-pah? And what makes the trombone so jazzy? Al Cannon shows how these answers lie not in the brass the instruments are made of, but in the journey that air takes...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Sometimes, the urinary system is called the excretory system. But the urinary system is only one part of the excretory system. Recall that the excretory system is...

This is a five-question quiz related to pneumothorax, hemothorax and chylothorax.

" Ethnolinguistic Groups - Almost all inhabitants of mainland China are of Mongoloid stock, and ethnic distinctions in the country are largely linguistic rather than racial. The Han comprise nearly 95 percent of the population; the...