Chapter 22
Circulatory and Pulmonary Systems
![The Respiratory System](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10881.jpg)
The respiratory system is comprised of the organs that enable breathing. Air enters the nostrils and mouth, followed by the pharynx (throat) and…
![Breathing](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10882.jpg)
The process of breathing, inhaling and exhaling, involves the coordinated movement of the chest wall, the lungs, and the muscles that move them. Two…
![Gas Exchange and Transport](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10884.jpg)
Gas exchange, the intake of molecular oxygen (O2) from the environment and the outflow of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the environment, is necessary for…
![Anatomy of the Circulatory System](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/media/science-education/science-education-thumbs/10885.jpg)
The human circulatory system consists of blood, blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart, around the body, and back to the heart, and the…
![Increasing Pulmonary Artery Pulsatile Flow Improves Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension in Piglets](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/thumbs/52571_t.png)
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease affecting distal pulmonary arteries (PA). These arteries are deformed, leading to right…
![Fetal Mouse Cardiovascular Imaging Using a High-frequency Ultrasound (30/45MHZ) System](https://cloudfront.jove.com/files/thumbs/57210_t.png)
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common cause of childhood morbidity and early mortality. Prenatal detection of the underlying…