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On the outside of the lungs, they are covered by a lubricating fluid called pleura. Above the pleura, lies the rib cage.
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What animal breath through lungs and the body is covered with scales?
snakes. The body of the snakes are covered with scales and breathe through lungs
Which structure protects the lungs?
the rib cage
What are the tiny air sacs within the lungs that are made of a single layer of squamous epithelial tissue and are covered with very small capillaries?
alveoli
Why is oxygen poor blood pumped to the lungs?
The lungs take in oxygen, this oxygen travels down to the alveoli (thin, permeable sacs), which are covered in blood vessels, and the oxygen travels into the blood due to a pressure difference and CO2 goes from the blood to the lungs to be exhaled. The body needs that oxygen for almost every system in the body.
Show picture of a healthy lung?
A smokers lungs are black and covered in a yellowish substance called infection. Once a smoker stops smoking, there lungs begin to heal themselves. The longer you stay not smoking the better your lungs will get.
What does the cartilage in lungs do?
The lungs don't have cartilage as such, the main "tubes" into the lungs have bands of muscle and cartilage to give them structure, because the lungs are very wet as they are covered in mucus if there was no support they would stick together and be held shut by surface tension (have you ever put a wet saucepan lid on to a work surface and couldn't remove it? same principle) if the tubes were stuck shut obviously you wouldn't be able to breathe :/
Why are people evacuated during an eruption?
The volcanic ash produced by the eruption is very bad for the lungs and also ofcorse because they don't want to be covered in lava
What is the difference between crocodile and frog?
A crocodile can eat a frog. The main difference is that crocodiles are reptiles and frogs are amphibians. Crocodiles have lungs from the time they hatch, but frogs first breathe using gills and a spiracle (when they're tadpoles) and develop lungs as they grow.
How does the air that humans breathe enter the lungs?
air enters the blood from the lungs by a chemical called hemoglobin which makes your blood red. As air enters your lungs if fills up a number of tiny membrane sacks that are covered in tiny capillaries(blood vessels)the oxygen is pulled through the membrane and attracted to the hemoglobin where is it moved through the body to provide chemical energy for your body while at the same time swapping the oxygen with Co2 which then does the opposite and leaves the lungs. please feel free to add anything that i have missed.
What is the name of the space in between the lungs where the heart is found?
this is the thoracic cavity, the space between the neck and the abdomen, this contains the lungs, heart & the main artery called the aorta, the lungs are covered by a membrane called the pleura which holds the lungs in situ and is the area affected by pleurisy, if air or gasses are allowed to permeate this area outside the lungs the vacuum that enables breathing is compromised and a collapsed lung can occur.
What is the cavity lined with cilia?
The inner walls of the lungs are covered with cilia, small microscopic hairs that are consistently moving in a wave-like flow upwards toward the throat and mouth.
Can your lungs turn black if you inhale smoke from a piece of paper?
If it has nicotine or tobacco on it, yes they can. If not, then no, it is just normal, harmless smoke.
