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2 days ago · Learn about the structure and function of the lungs, the organs that enable gas exchange between air and blood. Explore the pleura, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, and respiratory membrane with interactive 3D models.
2 days ago · There are 3 major parts of the respiratory system: the airway, the lungs, and the muscles of respiration. The airway, which includes the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles, carries air between the lungs and the body's exterior.
3 days ago · The lingula of the lung is a tongue-shaped region of the left lung. It is also known by its Latin name, lingula pulmonis sinistri, which means little tongue of the left lung.
2 days ago · Lung cancer diagnosis often starts with an imaging test to look at the lungs. If you have symptoms that worry you, a healthcare professional might start with an X-ray. If you smoke or used to smoke, you might have an imaging test to look for signs of lung cancer before you develop symptoms.
1 day ago · Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. [4] It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and easily triggered bronchospasms. [9] [10] Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. [3]
3 days ago · The lungs perform the task of absorbing oxygen from the air that you inhale and expelling the carbon dioxide from your body with the air that you exhale. The functioning of lungs can thus be separated into two stages: inhalation and exhalation.
4 days ago · Bronchitis is the sudden development of inflammation in bronchial tubes—the major airways into your lungs. It usually happens because of a virus or breathing in something that irritates the lungs such as tobacco smoke, fumes, dust and air pollution.
