Lungs

The human lung, in pounds weighs approximately 11 lbs. The human lung, in pounds weighs approximately 11 lbs.

The membrane which immediately covers the lungs is the visceral pleura.

Bronchoscopy, which is a type of lung biopsy performed with a long slender instrument called a bronchoscope, can be used to clear a patient's air passages of secretions and to remove blockages

This varies widely from person to person depending on their current health, the amount the person smokes, and many other variables. Typically cancer would develop after many years of smoking, but it does greatly increase the chance of developing cancer early.

Not usually.

A lot of the lung tissue can be damaged by smoking, but you seem to be asking about the alveoli (singular = alveolus). These are small sacs surrounded by blood vessels that are located at the end of the various branches of the air passageways inside the lungs.

Cigarette smoke irritates cells in the bronchi and this irritation triggers special cells to produce a layer of mucus designed to trap the foreign particles irritating the cells. This layer of mucus is then suppose to be swept away by the Cilia, though the tar found in cigarette smoke slows the action of the cilia. This tar accumulates in the mucus layer, because the cilia are not able to respond due to the presence of this tar. In conclusion, the mucus layer will gradually grow over time because the cilia will not be able to sweep away the accumulated foreign particles.

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The capillary is the smallest of the blood vessels. It is the site of gas exchange between the blood and the tissues.

cutting away diseased parts of the lungs so that healthy tissue functions better

Because they are very closely connected with your internal body and it's blood supply and also the external world with all its germs and bacteria. Your skin is also very much in contact with the outside world, but it has more protective mechanisms, like layers of epithelial tissues to ward off pathogens, germs, virus, and bacteria.

Your immune system and your rib cage, plus a layer of muscle

One thing that my swimming instructor taught me was how to imporove my lung capacity. She told us to breathe in your nose and out your mouth slowly. Do the procedure over and over again for a minute. That will help your lung capacity. If you are a swimmer, you can swim distance. Swim two 50s and take 3 strokes before breathing until you are done with the 50s. Do another two 50s, but this time take 5 strokes before breathing. After that, swim another two 50s but this time take 7 strokes. Just keep on doing that until you go up to 9 strokes. You can go higher if you want. This will help you hold your breath longer and next thing you know, you will be swiming a 50 without breathing the whole way! I promise you that this will help you improve your lung capacity.

True and false. The lungs are a major organ in the respiratory system. But the brain and specifically the brain stem control involuntary respirations, so the brain is a major contributory and controlling organ.

People with cystic fibrosis often benefit from a lung transplant, as do some of those with lung cancer. Also, those with long term respiratory diseases will sometimes require a lung transplant.

There are lots of diseases that affect the lungs. It's quite common. Coughing is a symptom of lung disease.

Also, some advanced ones are:- Emphysema, Pneumonia,Tuberculosis all affect the lungs...

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it's probably because flagellum makes bacteria move so there is a chance bacteria can move out of your lungs

Tidal volume is the amount of swag in the air and the amount of banter in a toilet

Yes! If you have a case of bronchiolitis, you can pull a muscle near the lungs from coughing so much. I've had it. It's quite painful:(

They do...

Raccoons are Mammal's, as are Humans...

And like humans, they have lungs, a heart, kidneys, a bladder and a brain... as they have a nose, eyes, ears and a mouth. It is almost safe to say that anything furry, has lungs.

Much like as in a concertina or a piano accordian. Body muscles increase the volume of the chest, and air rushes in to occupy the extra space. Then the body muscles reduce the volume and to avoid being pressurised the air is pushed out.

trachea .

Birds have very different lungs than mammals because birds don't have a diaphragm. Air is pulled in by expansion of the rib cage and is drawn first into the lung, which instead of being arranged in blind-ended sacs (alveoli) are arranged into tubes. A second draw pulls the air from the lungs and into air sacs throughout the body cavities where additional oxygen is pulled from the air. The air is then expelled from the air sacs through the pharynx back into the atmosphere.

the first thing that happens when you breathe in is your rib cage rises and expands out. this gives your lungs room to inflate. then your diaphragm pulls down, causing air to rush from a high concentration into your lungs. (low concentration) as the air is sucked in your lungs inflate