Respiratory System

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1.Respiratory Cycle

quiet breath:introductory animation diaphragm activity and lung volume -1 diaphragm activity and lung volume -2 lung volume, pressure inside the lungs (alveolar pressure) and air flow-1 lung volume, pressure inside the lungs (alveolar pressure) and air flow-2 lung elasticity pleural pressure lung volume and pleural pressure quiet breath:When the respiratory muscles are relaxed and there is no respiratory movement quiet breath:beginning of inspiration (beginning of cycle) quiet breath:inspiration quiet breath:end of inspiration quiet breath:beginning of expiration quiet breath:expiration quiet breath:end of expiration (end of cycle) quiet breath:summary illustration quiet breath:summary animation

KOMORI,Manabu	6th year student, Showa Univ. School of Med (2003 schoolyear)	Designed the web
MOCHIZUKI, Tomoni	3rd year student, Hanada College, Japan School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Physiotherapy (2002 schoolyear)	Created the illustrations and animation of the cardiac cycle
SHIBUYA, Masato	Second Department of Physiol., Showa Univ, School of Med.	Designed the layout of the material; designed the layout of the illustrations and animation, text writing

SHIBUYA, Masato, MD PhD
Second Dept of Physiology
Showa University School of Med
1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo, 142-8555, JAPAN
FAX:03-3784-0200
email:shibuya@med.showa-u.ac.jp