A post from 'Vocalist' written by Lloyd Hanson, a professor of voice, explaining the diaphragm muscle system.

This site from Innerbody.com has an illustration as well as detailed text explaining the function of the Diaphragm. See Images - Diaphragm and Descriptions - Diaphragm

When you breathe, you transport oxygen to the body's cells to keep them working, while also clearing your system of the carbon dioxide that this work generates. How do we accomplish this crucial and complex task without even thinking...

It is a complex job to balance the body on two feet and walk upright. Learn here all about the axial muscles of the abdominal wall and thorax.

This lesson will illustrate the different parts that make up a microscope, and explain how it works. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Parts of the Microscope."

This passage explains the pressure regulation and fluid dynamics of the human respiratory. Complete a five-question quiz over the information in the passage.

Find out what happens to your body when you get the wind knocked out of you in this article for kids.

Do you know the parts of the lung? Check out this lung diagram that can be printed out for students to label the various parts.

Print this resource off as a worksheet or use it as a teaching tool. The site provides viewers with the ins and outs of the human respiratory system. Label diagrams, list the order of the route of air, note the mechanism of breathing,...

Learn the difference between a piston pump and a diaphragm pump, both of which are positive displacement pumps. Includes chart listing characteristics for each, their different types, and their advantages and disadvantages.

This lesson will illustrate the different parts that make up a microscope, and explain how it works. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Parts of the Microscope."

This lesson will illustrate the different parts that make up a microscope, and explain how it works. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Parts of the Microscope."

An introduction to the form and function of the lungs, including the bronchioles and alveoli.

This site has respiratory system activities and learning games for students at all grade levels.

What do you know about the respiratory system? This site gives a detailed description of this integral human body system. Don't miss out.

This animation illustrates how the diaphragm and muscles around the rib cage work to facilitate inhaling and exhaling.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online lesson students will explain how the rate of breathing is regulated.

In the following lessons for k-5 students are introduced to the structures within the human respiratory system.

In this physics science fair project, the student will use common materials to play back sound from a vinyl record album. The student will investigate what kinds of materials produce the best sound. The Science Buddies project ideas are...

The longest recorded case of hiccups lasted for 68 years and was caused by a falling hog. While that level of severity is extremely uncommon, most of us are no stranger to an occasional case of the hiccups. But what causes these hics in...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how the rate of breathing is regulated and controlled.

A chart of the repiratory system and an explanation of the various components.

Students explore the inhalation/exhalation process that occurs in the lungs during respiration. Using everyday materials, they create a model pair of lungs.

Learn about the structure and function of the respiratory system organs.