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[[Image:Lungs.jpg|240px|thumb|Bronchi and Lungs]] | [[Image:Lungs.jpg|240px|thumb|Bronchi and Lungs]] | ||
| − | '''Lungs''' are organs that are | + | '''Lungs''' are respiratory organs that are occupying the chest cavity. Humans have two of them. They contain the bronchioles, the alveolar ducts and the alveoli. They can hold about 6 liters of [[air]]. |
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Lungs' main job is to make [[oxygen]] available to the body and to remove gases, such as [[carbon]] dioxide. The right lung has three sections, called lobes, and is a little larger than the left lung, which has two lobes. [http://my.clevelandclinic.org/anatomy/lung/hic_How_Your_Lungs_Work.aspx] | Lungs' main job is to make [[oxygen]] available to the body and to remove gases, such as [[carbon]] dioxide. The right lung has three sections, called lobes, and is a little larger than the left lung, which has two lobes. [http://my.clevelandclinic.org/anatomy/lung/hic_How_Your_Lungs_Work.aspx] | ||
| + | An artery, and a vein enter each lung medially at the hilum... A small network of blood capillaries in the walls of the alveoli affords surfaces for the actual exchange of gases. [http://www.answers.com/topic/lung] | ||
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Revision as of 14:24, October 17, 2008
Lungs are respiratory organs that are occupying the chest cavity. Humans have two of them. They contain the bronchioles, the alveolar ducts and the alveoli. They can hold about 6 liters of air.
Lungs' main job is to make oxygen available to the body and to remove gases, such as carbon dioxide. The right lung has three sections, called lobes, and is a little larger than the left lung, which has two lobes. [1] An artery, and a vein enter each lung medially at the hilum... A small network of blood capillaries in the walls of the alveoli affords surfaces for the actual exchange of gases. [2]
External links
- Your Lungs & Respiratory System For Kids.