Kenyon College -- Department of Biology
Biology 113 
Fall 2001 

Lecture outline 35
12/3/01 

Respiration

  • comparative anatomy and physiology of respiratory systems
    • air vs water
    • fish
      • gill ventilation
      • countercurrent exchange
    • mammals
    • birds
    • terrestrial insects
Circulation
  • link between circulatory and respiratory systems
  • the heart
    • CO = SV * HR
  • peripheral vessels
    • F = (pressure gradient) / resistance
    • R is proportional to (length * viscocity) / Radius4
  • comparative cardiovascular systems
    • fish
    • mammals

Kenyon College -- Department of Biology