Respiratory systems are different in worms, fish, and human lungs, and each are explained by Paul Andersen with his fabulous SMART Board. How are these respiratory systems similar? Keeping breathing surfaces moist is essential in all...

By detailing the percentages of gases in the air we breathe, the lecturer instructs on respiration and the need for oxygen. He also recaps the structure of alveoli in our lungs and how they interact to allow gas exchange with our blood.

Watch as the Khan Academy explains why red blood cells are efficient carriers of hemoglobin and explains the difference between pulmonary arteries and veins. This thorough video, complete with excellent explanations and diagrams, will...

If Hemoglobin and Red Blood Cells play an essential role in your curriculum or have piqued your students' interest, then this video would be an asset for understanding that higher acidity and Carbon Dioxide play an allosteric inhibition...

Medicine has gone high tech. But how do the new, less invasive diagnostic tools work? An engaging short video sheds light on how integrated photonics is revolutionizing the medical sensor industry.

The most common blood disorder in the United States, sickle cell impacts more than 70,000 Americans. Understanding the genetic coding that leads to this disease might one day help scientists prevent it altogether. Using a promising...

Notothenioids are not your average fish—they contain antifreeze! An interesting video introduces the icefish, a scaleless fish with colorless blood that lives in the oceans around Antarctica. It explains how gene duplication and...

Don't fall victim to The Silent Killer! Expose your class (not literally) to carbon monoxide through an informative video from Reactions, a playlist from the American Chemical Society. Content includes carbon monoxide's structure, its...

Mutations have a bad reputation ... but are they always harmful? Junior geneticists explore mutations and their effects in a Fuse School Evolution video. The content features sickle cell disease, its effects on the body, and its ability...

What does digestion have to do with aerobic respiration? Watch a video that explains the processes and systems in our bodies that allow oxygen to travel throughout.

Hemoglobin which is red, carries oxygen in RBC, and is responsible for the color of our blood. Video 32 in a series of 47 focuses on how your blood exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide to maintain homeostasis. Scholars see how hemoglobin...

Since 2004, blood doping in cycling has dropped by 50 percent. The video opens with a narration about blood doping and then focuses on the structure of blood and how its parts work to keep the body alive. Classes learn about the...

With the thousands of tasks our brain consciously performs on a daily basis, it's amazing that breathing isn't one of them. Learn how human bodies are able to automatically control the exchange of gas that keeps us alive...

Intersperse your viewing of this video with questions that are shown on the screen. Keep your learners engaged by having them take notes and answer the questions. Parts of the respiratory system are shown with pictures and animation...

A detailed description of how oxygen is delivered to the body's tissues. [16:30]

The transport system within the blood that helps ventilate the body. [14:34]

This video segment describes the role of the sickle cell gene in natural selection. Footage courtesy of the PBS series Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation." [4:49]

This lesson will identify the basics of respiration and the respiratory cycle. Includes two videos as well as their transcripts. [7:12 and 4:59]

It's time to start talking about some of the terrible things you can do to your own body, like blood doping. We'll start by explaining the structure and function of your erythrocytes, and of hemoglobin, which they use to carry oxygen....

Can a paper bag really help you when you are hyperventilating? It turns out that it can. In part 2 of our look at your respiratory system Hank explains how your blood cells exchange oxygen and CO2 to maintain homeostasis. We'll dive into...

Learn why measuring Hemoglobin A1c levels is an indicator of blood sugar levels (and diabetes). [6:09]

A short video investigating the role of hemoglobin in the blood as a distillator. [1:53]