Lungs

I cannot say for certain because I am not a doctor. But I had been a serial sneezer for some years before being diagnosed with lung cancer last August (2011). I initially consulted my doctor because I kept feeling feverish, especially in the evenings. The symptoms were rather like those associated with a bad cold or flu - including a persistent cough, which I put down to quite heavy smoking for nigh on forty years. So I requested a blood test which showed I had some kind of 'inflammation' in my body. 'Inflammation of chronic disease'; they called it. This led to an X-Ray, CT scan and PET scan which confirmed 'an abnormality' in my right lung. They did a bronchoscopy but could not find any cancer cells. 'Just dead tissue -- like the rotten part in the middle of an orange,' explained the consultant.

Nevertheless, 'the team' had a meeting and decided to give me an intensive course of radiotherapy (one session every day for twenty days). No big deal per se, apart from a slight sore throat and difficulty swallowing, which began towards the end of the treatment and lasted a few weeks. Sucking strong mints was a great help. The worst part was getting to the hospital and back first thing in the mornings. I could have stayed in the hospital. But I didn't fancy that at all. Anyhow, after the last treatment I felt as fit as a fiddle and three months later another CT scan and X-Ray showed that the 'abnormality' had shrunk somewhat.

Right now I am still feeling better than I've felt for years, but am still sneezing several times at the one go, just as I was before. I get these sneezing fits every few days. So did my poor dad, who sadly fell victim to lung cancer several years ago. But he was much older than I am now and had lots of other things wrong with him too, including diabetes. Our neighbour next door was also a serial sneezer and also died from cancer, of the prostate. He was even older than dad - in his mid-eighties.

However, since having my treatment I am exceedingly well and eating like a horse. Fingers crossed.

This is the extent of my experience regarding the question asked. On an academic level I do believe that persistent sneezing could be a sign of cancer. I think this because of my family experience and the fact that the cancer I was diagnosed with was producing 'virus-like' symptoms (runny nose/fever) similar to those produced by other virus-induced illnesses, like the common cold and influenza etc. As most biology students know, all viruses have to do three things to ensure their survival:

1. Get into (infect) a host organism;

2. Replicate within the host organism;

3. Get out of the host organism (sneezing/diarrhoea/mucus) to infect other organisms.

But my 'virus angle' re cancer is just that of a layman. For a qualified view you need to consult an oncologist.

They say that the secret of surviving lung cancer, or ANY cancer, is to get it diagnosed as early as possible. This means that, if you think any symptoms you have could be cancer-related, you MUST see your doctor without delay. Internet advice is all very well, but there's no substitute for professional medical care. Seriously!

I hope this has been helpful and that everything turns out well for you.

Well. when your lungs get shoved up your butt hole it hurts kinda bad, so i would assume negativly, i touch myself Joseph Bonds

The size of a sheep's lungs are ultimately dependent upon a number of factors. Some of those factors include the weight, age, and health of the sheep.

nope.. the trachea

The right lung has three lobes.

I had stage one cancer of the inner and out cords of the larynx and received surgery and 37 direct beam radiation treatments over a period of 3 1/2 months.. This was in May of 2005. I will reach my 5 years in May of 2010. I am cancer free.

the respiratory system since that is where your lungs are located

the spine is lateral to the lungs

Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)

I THINK it is, but don't quote me on that.

The respiratory system is the first link in the process of oxygen delivery to the body's tissues. The transport of oxygen in the air you breathe to the alveoli in your lungs allows for the diffusion of oxygen into the blood stream.

Lungs have large interior surface area because they're not just big bags. On the inside, they're full of a spongy network of smaller, smaller, and ever-smaller air passage-ways, ending in tiny dead-end sacs called alveoli. Every tube, sac, detour, fork in the road, branch, split-off, and tiny dead-end has walls with surface area.

The speed at which oxygen can be transferred into the blood stream depends on the collective surface area of the alveoli contained in the lung. That is why we have alveoli, filling the lungs like a sponge. We need the oxygen collected by the bloodstream in order to burn the energy that our body has stored, and a faster input of oxygen allows a faster burning of that energy - hence the advantage of having that maximized surface area.

One common result of many years' smoking is that the wall between two adjacent passage-ways shrivels up and disappears, and those two passageways merge and become one. That reduces the surface area in that tiny part of the lung. When it progresses to thousands of tiny parts of the lung, you start to notice it ... you're short of breath, because the interior surface area of your lung is reduced, and you can't grab enough of the oxygen from the air you take in. That's the condition called 'emphysema'.

Oxygen enters the lungs through inhalation. It is transfered through the thin alveolar tissue to the red blood cells of the pulmonary arteries through an intricate diffusion process. More specifically, the oxygen is bound by the hemoglobin contained within the RBC's. This oxygenated (red) blood is circulated throughout the body until it reaches the capillaries. Tissue is then supplied oxygen by a process called perfusion, the unloading of the oxygen bound within hemoglobin to the surrounding cells. The deoxygenated blood is returned back to the heart for a new cycle. The oxygen is to be used in oxidative phosphorylation (the creation of cellular energy) to continue healthy tissue function

Blood that is rich in oxygen appears red. Blood that is poor in oxygen appears blue.

Arteries are tough, elastic tubes that carry blood away from the heart. Veins carry the blood to the heart.

The larynx or voice box provides a passage. but the alveoli help

An incision is made to examine the lungs. Diseased tissue is removed and may be sent for biopsy. Following the surgery, drainage tubes may be placed in the chest to drain fluids, blood, and air

thoracic cavity

Yes, you can increase your lung capacity when you grow. When your grow you need more air, so your lungs grow with you. The taller you grow the more air you need!

40% couldn't be exhaled

No, they have gills to extract oxygen from water. and since they do that i do believe that they stay on the bottom or reef of the ocean or wherever they live!

in the leave

A thick mucous like substance called seamen. Its from taking it oral from infected or too many guys

By the Heart

1. Noncommunicable disease.

2. Uncontrolled rate of human cell regeneration.

carbon dioxide..