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Witch lung takes more air?
The right lung takes up more air than the left because it is female, and it's a very well-known fact to people that females take in WAY more than males.....
Why is left lung smaller than right lung?
The heart is (mostly) on the left side and takes up some space.
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.
Which lung is smaller youror left and why?
The left is smaller, due to the presence of cardiac notch
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Are the 2 lungs the same?
The left lung only has 2 lobes (superior and inferior) because the heart takes up much of the space allowed on the left side. The right lung; however, has 3 lobes (Superior, Middle, and Inferior). Yes. The left lung is a little less voluminous than the right lung. It has two lobes, whereas the right lung has three. Its volume is displaced a bit more, by the location of the heart, than the right lung.
Which side of the lungs has 3 lobes?
The left lung has only two lobes and the right has three.
