Your lungs are the reasons you body has Oxygen. In your lungs, we do produce mucus, which we cough up because of the cilia in our lungs. Smoking causes this cilia to not move the mucus out of your lungs which in turn causes problems.
Many different diseases can cause mass production on mucus it's a bodies natural defence mechanism against microorganisms
The snot comes from the lungs and mucus membranes. Mucus is meant to protect the lungs and membranes and contains antibodies that are designed to help kill disease.
Cystic fibrosis
The percent of CF affects millions it is a life threatening disease you get genetically. This disease cause mucus to build up and clog the bodies organs and can lead to many more problems with the lungs and digestive system.
bronchitis or pneumonia
The genetic disorder that causes the body to produce unusually thick mucus in the lungs and intestines is cystic fibrosis.
Depends where ... but in the lungs it causes a fatal condition.
Cystic fibrosis: characterized by abnormally thick mucus in the lungs, intestines, and pancreas
mucus- mucus in the lungs makes breathing difficult
If any Microorganisms get into our lungs it gets caught in the mucus and is then carried up into our breathing system by the cilia, it is then swallowed and killed by the hydrochloric acid in our stomach
the function of the mucus blanket in the lungs is to filter and moisten the air.