Are the lungs part of the respiratory system?

Answer 1

YES

Our lungs fuel us with oxygen, the body's life-sustaining gas. They breathe in air, then extract the oxygen and pass it into the bloodstream, where it's rushed off to the tissues and organs that require it to function.

Oxygen drives the process of respiration, which provides our cells with energy. The waste gas carbon dioxide is produced as a byproduct and disposed of when we exhale. Without this vital exchange our cells would quickly die and leave the body to suffocate.

Since the lungs process air, they are the only internal organs that are constantly exposed to the external environment. Central to the human respiratory system, they breathe in between 2,100 and 2,400 gallons (8,000 and 9,000 liters) of air each day-the amount needed to oxygenate the 2,400 gallons (9,000 liters) or so of blood that is pumped through the heart daily.

Answer 2

They can be considered part of the circulatory system; after all, it is a destination to which all blood flows. This part of the circulatory system is called the pulmonary circuit (called pulmonary after the lungs).

For educational purposes, it helps to divide the human body into categories with separate functions. But you have to realize that all the systems of the body come together to form just one coherent body in which everything is interdependent. So although we may divide organs into one system or another, it's quite a bit more complex.

Answer 3

The Lungs are a part of the respiratory system.

Answer 4

Yes, the liver is part of your circulatory system.

Answer 5

No it is part of the lymphatic system which is intertwined with the circulatory system. The circulatory system only comprises the blood, vessels, arteries, capilaries, and heart

Answer 6

The lungs are the main organ of the respiratory system. The heart is the main organ of the circulatory system.

Answer 7

yes they are

Answer 8

They are a part of the respiratory system

Answer 9

yes