Whois & Analysis for nationaljewish.org

National Jewish Health is an academic medical research facility located in Denver, Colorado specializing in respiratory, cardiac, immune and allergic disorders.

It was founded in 1899 to treat tuberculosis.

It is a non-sectarian institution but received funding from B'nai B'rith until the 1950s.

The lungs are the primary organs of respiration in humans and many other animals including a few fish and some snails.

In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart.

Their function in the respiratory system is to extract oxygen from the atmosphere and transfer it into the bloodstream, and to release carbon dioxide from the bloodstream into the atmosphere, in a process of gas exchange.

Respiration is driven by different muscular systems in different species.

Mammals, reptiles and birds use their musculoskeletal systems to support and foster breathing.

In early tetrapods, air was driven into the lungs by the pharyngeal muscles via buccal pumping, a mechanism still seen in amphibians.

In humans, the primary muscle that drives breathing is the diaphragm.

The lungs also provide airflow that makes vocal sounds including human speech possible.

The respiratory system (called also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for the process of respiration in an organism.

The respiratory system is involved in the intake and exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between an organism and the environment.

The heart is a muscular organ in humans and other animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system.

Blood provides the body with oxygen and nutrients, as well as assists in the removal of metabolic wastes.

In humans, the heart is located between the lungs, in the middle compartment of the chest.

In biology, immunity is the balanced state of multicellular organisms having adequate biological defenses to fight infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion, while having adequate tolerance to avoid allergy, and autoimmune diseases.