Breathing and circulation

How the respiratory and circulatory systems work as a team to deliver oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.

7 minutes · 6 stops · School tour

  1. Air in

    Air travels down the trachea, which is held open by rings of cartilage, and splits into two bronchi, one for each lung.

  2. Gas exchange
  3. Breathing muscles
  4. To the heart
  5. Pumped to the body
  6. Back again

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