The Lungs and respiratory system

Duration: 17

Year Published: 1975

Creator: Media Four

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Copyright: Registered 22Apr75 · MP27815 (Jul-Dec 1975) Copyright holder: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation Production company: Media-Four Productions

Description: Describes the structure and function of the human respiratory system and explains how the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases takes place in the lungs., Demonstrates the function and structure of the lungs and respiratory system through the use of demonstrations, models, and the scanning electron microscope. Shows how the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases occurs in a living lung and how the oxygen is carried to each of the body's cells. Reveals how smoking and pollutants inhibit the effectiveness of the cilia to keep the lungs clean.

Complete Record: Describes the structure and function of the human respiratory system and explains how the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases takes place in the lungs., Demonstrates the function and structure of the lungs and respiratory system through the use of demonstrations, models, and the scanning electron microscope. Shows how the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases occurs in a living lung and how the oxygen is carried to each of the body's cells. Reveals how smoking and pollutants inhibit the effectiveness of the cilia to keep the lungs clean.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.