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The left lung is slightly smaller than the right lung because 2/3 of the heart is located there. The left lung contains the cardiac notch, an indentation in the lung that surrounds the apex (pointed end) of the heart. The smaller left lung only has 2 lobes, the superior and inferior.
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∙ 13y agoSimply put, the right lung has 3 lobes and the left lung has 2 lobes. This is because your heart lies on the left side, so there is only room for 2 lobes.
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How many lobes are in the right lung?
The right lung has 3 lobes. This is in contrast to the left lung, which only has 2 in order to make room for the heart, which is located in the left side of the chest cavity.
Is the right or left lung larger?
The right lung is larger than left lung The left lung is made up of 2 lobes while right is made up of 3 lobes.
How many lobes does the left lung have?
After the mainstem bronchus, two secondary bronchi supply the left lung (and three supply the right lung).
Which side of the lungs has 3 lobes?
The left lung has only two lobes and the right has three.
Which lung is bigger--your right or your left?
Your left lung is smaller. The right lung has three lobes: superior, middle and inferior. The left lung has only two lobes: the superior and inferior. The heart takes up the space that would have otherwise been used for a middle lobe on the left lung.
Why is the left lung smaller than the right lung eft lung smallerthan the right lung?
to accommodate the heart
Is the left lung exactly identical to the right lung?
No.
Is the right lung is ipsilateral to the left lung?
No, it is contralateral.
Which is bigger the left or the right lungs?
The right lung is larger and heavier. The right lung has three lobes, the left only two.
Why is the right lung in cattle bigger than the left lung?
well the right lung has 3 lobes and the left lung has only 2. its to give room for your heart.
The right lung has two lobes?
The right lung has 3 lungs. The left lung has two to make room for the <3 heart
How many lobes do the right and left lung have?
The right lung contains three lobes. The left lobe only has two. Because of the heart on the left side, the left lung only has two lobes to make more room for the heart to pump on that side.
