- Lungs: Location, Anatomy, Function Complications - Cleveland Clinic
One bronchial tube leads to your left lung, the other to your right lung For your lungs to perform their best, your airways need to be open when you inhale and when you exhale They also need to be free from inflammation (swelling) and abnormal amounts of mucus
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- Lung | Definition, Function, Facts | Britannica
Lung, in air-breathing vertebrates, either of the two large organs of respiration located in the chest cavity and responsible for adding oxygen to and removing carbon dioxide from the blood The lungs are soft, light, spongy, elastic organs that normally, after birth, always contain air
- Lungs: Anatomy, Function, and Treatment - Verywell Health
Each lung is located near different organs in the body The left lung lies close to the heart, thoracic aorta, and esophagus, while the right lung is by the esophagus, heart, both vena cavas (inferior and superior), and the azygos vein
- The Lungs: Anatomy and 3D Illustrations - Innerbody
The left lung contains the cardiac notch, an indentation in the lung that surrounds the apex of the heart Each lung consists of several distinct lobes The right lung (the larger of the two) has 3 lobes --- the superior, middle, and inferior lobes
- Lung Facts, Anatomy, and Overview in Pictures - WebMD
Your lungs are made of a special sponge-like tissue that stretches easily and keeps its shape without damage Your right lung is divided into three sections, or “lobes ”
- Lung: Anatomy, blood supply, innervation, functions | Kenhub
The medial surface of the lung is the part that faces the mediastinum and consists of the mediastinal and vertebral surfaces Like the other lung surfaces, the medial surface has numerous indentations left by the adjacent structures that make an impression on the surface
- The Lungs - Position - Structure - TeachMeAnatomy
Each lung is surrounded by a pleural cavity, which is formed by the visceral and parietal pleura They are suspended from the mediastinum by the lung root – a collection of structures entering and leaving the lungs
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