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When a lung collapses usually due to injury it is called what?
puncture
How do you use the word puncture in a sentence?
The spear went into his side, puncturing his lung.
How can a puncture in the thoracic cavity be dangerous?
It can rupture the pleural cavity and cause a collapsed lung.
What would puncture your lung your ribs or your spine?
Lungs; your ribs and spine would break.
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).
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.
Which lung has the cardiac notch?
left lung has a cardiac notch.
Which lung is smaller youror left and why?
The left is smaller, due to the presence of cardiac notch
Does the right lung have more lung capacity than the left lung?
First it's larger, second the left lung is sharing space with your heart..
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..
Does your lung holds more air than your left lung?
A natural human pair of lungs have the small right lung and the larger left lung to allow room for the heart. So to answer your question your left lung will hold more.
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.
