0
What else can I help you with?
Is the lung a muscle?
No, the lung is not a muscle. It is an organ responsible for breathing and exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body.
How large is the upper right lobe?
The upper right lobe of the lung occupies about 28-32% of the total lung volume in most individuals. It is one of the five lobes of the human lung and is responsible for a portion of the lung's function in respiration.
What part of the snake's lung is used for breathing?
The snake's lung which is responsible for their breathing is called the "Vestigial lung."
What structure is responsible for gas exchange in most spiders?
Book lungs.
What type of connective tissue allows lung to expand and recoil?
Elastic connective tissue is responsible for allowing the lung to expand during inhalation and recoil during exhalation. It provides the necessary elasticity to maintain the shape and function of the lung during breathing.
Why do you have lung cancer when you smoke?
There are many causes of lung cancer. The most common one is smoking. However, it can be caused by second hand smoke or severe pollution as well. Tobacco use is responsible for about 90% of lung cancer patients. You can also get it from asbestos poisoning or lung disease like tuberculosis.
Are you responsible for your illness?
A somewhat vague question but if you're a lifelong smoker it wouldn't become a shock if you were diagnosed with lung cancer.
What were wang lung's boys learning to do?
Wang lungs two sons are learning how to steal and beg. their mother (o-lan) is responsible for this.
Which organs oxygenates the blood?
The lungs are primarily responsible for oxygenating the blood. When you breathe in, the lungs take in oxygen from the air and transfer it to the bloodstream where it can be delivered to cells in the body.
What organelles dominate in lung cells?
The main organelles found in lung cells include the nucleus, mitochondria for energy production, endoplasmic reticulum for protein synthesis, and lysosomes for waste disposal. Additionally, lung cells contain a high number of specialized organelles called pneumocytes, which are responsible for gas exchange in the alveoli.
How do you get lung cancer?
Lung cancer occurs when something stimulates cells in the lung or lungs to begin to multiply uncontrollably. The most common cause of lung cancer is smoking, although there are other causes, usually involving inhalation of foreign particles.What causes lung cancer? The biggest cause of lung cancer is smoking, approximately 36,000 people in the U.K. die from lung cancer every year, 90% of those lung cancer deaths are from smoking. If you are a non-smoker there is a risk that you can get lung cancer from passive smoking, though the risk is not as high than if you smoke yourself. Passive smoking could be responsible for several hundred, lung cancer cases every year. Another possible cause of lung cancer is exposure to certain chemicals and substances such as asbestos, radon gas and nickel, but this is very rare. Air pollution has also been suspected as a cause of lung cancer, but this has not been proved.
What is the prefix of lungs?
The prefix of "lungs" is "lung-", which denotes the organ in the respiratory system responsible for breathing and exchanging gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide.
