Lungs 101 National Geographic

lungs  The lungs are soft, light, spongy, elastic organs that normally, after birth, always contain some air If healthy, they will float in water and The lungs are the major organs of the respiratory system, and are divided into sections, or lobes The right lung has three lobes and is slightly larger

lungs, and some may even get into your bloodstream Exposure to such particles can affect both your lungs and your heart Numerous Lungs- Definition, Structure, Location, Functions, Diseases Lungs are the respiratory organs in our body All the gas exchange that occurs in

No matter how hard we exhale, our lungs will always retain 1 litre of air in the airways This makes the lungs only human organs that can float on water4  In the breathing process, the lungs take in oxygen from the air through inhalation Carbon dioxide produced by cellular respiration is in turn