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Virtual Lung Video: Mucus River, Scene 2

September 19, 2009

Clearance2.mov

The second in a series of animated videos depicting the inner workings of the human lung on a microscopic scale. “Scene 2: Clearance: A Journey” asks questions about how clearance can possibly work when the volume through which the mucus flows decreases as it moves up from the depths of the lung to the throat.

This video can also be seen on YouTube.