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How carry the lungs?
Our lungs are surrounded by bones and it keeps the lungs in place.
Where is the cancerous lung bone?
Lungs do NOT contain Bones. However, the are surrounded by Rib Bones, front and back.
What are the bones surrounding your lungs?
The lungs are surrounded by the ribcage, which is made up of 12 pairs of ribs. The ribs attach to the thoracic vertebrae in the back and wrap around to connect to the sternum in the front. This structure provides protection and support for the lungs.
What organ is surrounded by the lungs?
The heart is surrounded by the lungs.
What bones do you think protect the lungs?
The lungs and heart are protected and surrounded by the ribs called the rib cage.
What bones make up your heart?
The heart is not made up of bones; it is a muscular organ primarily composed of cardiac muscle tissue. The rib cage protects the heart, which lies within the chest between the lungs and is surrounded by the sternum (breastbone) and the thoracic vertebrae in the spine.
Two examples of organs that are protected by bones?
probably the one that's completely surrounded by bone, the brain
What are the heart and the lungs surrounded and protected by?
the heart is surrounded by the pericardium. There is the visceral pericardium which is closest to the heart organ and the parietal pericardium which is the outer lining. The lungs are surrounded by the pleural membrane. There is the visceral pleura which is located closest to the lung and the parietal pleura which is the outer lining. The heart and lungs are protected from external damage by the ribcage. The sternal bone is one of the hardest bones in the body and this bone protects the heart from damage.
What are the Heart and the lungs are surrounded and protected by?
the heart is surrounded by the pericardium. There is the visceral pericardium which is closest to the heart organ and the parietal pericardium which is the outer lining. The lungs are surrounded by the pleural membrane. There is the visceral pleura which is located closest to the lung and the parietal pleura which is the outer lining. The heart and lungs are protected from external damage by the ribcage. The sternal bone is one of the hardest bones in the body and this bone protects the heart from damage.
Are lungs surrounded by pleura?
yes
How many bones have on lungs?
Lungs have no bones. However, the rib cage which protects our vital organs, contains 16 bones.
What are bones surrounded by?
cartilage and muscle
