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Is your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart?
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∙ 12y ago
No its actually the same size. It's been proven by docters.
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∙ 12y ago
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Why is the left lung smaller than the right lung eft lung smallerthan the right lung?
to accommodate the heart
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.
Which lung is smaller youror left and why?
The left is smaller, due to the presence of cardiac notch
Why is the right lung large?
It is larger than the left lung because the left lung is smaller to make room for the heart.
Does your right lung weigh the same as your left lung?
It doesn't, your left lung is a bit smaller than the right one because of the heart's position.
Is the right or left lung is larger?
The right Lung is slightly larger than the left, because the heart takes up some of the space on your left side. So, in order to make room for the heart, the left lung is smaller.
Why is left lung smaller than right lung?
The heart is (mostly) on the left side and takes up some space.
Contrast left lung and right lung?
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.
Why is the right lung slightly larger than the left lung?
the left lung is smaller to make room for the heart.. the right lung has 3 lobes and the left lung only has 2 lobes..
Which lung is smaller your right or your left and Why?
The right lung is slightly bigger due to the heart. The heart takes up more room on the left side so that the right lung has more room on the right side.
Why is it that left lung is s?
The left lung is smaller than the right lung because your heart is on the left side of your body and so takes up some of the room.
Why is you left lung smaller than you right?
Because your heart takes up space and your heart is on the left side of your body.
