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Lungs

Lungs are a pair of elastic and spongy organs that help the body breathe. They are present inside the rib cage in thoracic cavity of humans.

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What are some of the tests done to diagnose lung problems?

Chest x rays and sputum cytology (examination of cells obtained from a deep-cough mucus sample) are other diagnostic tests that may be performed. An electrocardiogram (EKG) and laboratory tests

Are ribs connected to the lungs?

no. I can't write English very well, but i know for sure the ribs aren't connected with the lungs.

2 factors of lung volume?

i.

The elastic forces caused by the lung tissue

ii.

The elastic forces caused by surface tension of fluid the lines the inside walls of alveoli and other lung air spaces

What is the system consisting of the lungs the throat and the passageways that lead to the lungs?

This is called the Respiratory System. It allows the body to breathe and receive air.

What keeps mucus and dirt out of your lungs?

Yes i believe that mucus helps prevent infection. What else is it used for.

Which cavities are lungs are found in?

The pleural cavities, ventral and thoracic

What are causes and effect of black lung disease?

short term: doesnt really effect the person but the disease has no cure so the disease keeps getting worse so they eventually get worse and it turns into long term effects: can cause permenant damage to heart or lungs and sometimes death occurs

What is the name of the membrane that encloses the lungs?

The pericardium holds the heart in place and helps it work properly. The sac is made of two thin layers of tissue that enclose your heart. Between the two layers is a small amount of fluid. This fluid keeps the layers from rubbing against each other and causing friction.

What are two reasons for studying cancer?

== Many people go into oncology to help people for common good or they have known someone with cancer and they want to help the cause. == Two reasons for studying cancer? Two words. Cure. Prevention.

What happens when your bronchi is irritated?

The first symptom of bronchitis is that the bronchi get sore. There is soreness in the trachea first. It is fallowed by diffuse pain in the chest, usually by next day. Which can be appreciated by the patient. There is loss of clearance of mucus by the cilia. There is damage to cilia also. Mucus production increases in order to expel the bacteria from the tracheobronchial tree. The colour of the mucus changes to yellowish to greenish. You get the pain the tracheobronchial tree. That means there is inflammation of the bronchi in the bronchitis.

When Air moves out of the lungs the pressure inside the lungs is?

when air moves out of the lungs, the air pressure decreases

Formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs is a condition?

Yes.

Acutely from burns and/or smoke inhalation OR from explosive shock.

(Note - all these can kill you immediately, before scaring occurs. But if you look like you're getting better and then you die, it may well be from the scaring.)

Chronically from an accumulation of micro scars (usually from smoking cigarettes) which is clinically diagnosed as emphsema.

How do you heal the lungs?

Don't smoke and eat healthy foods.

Are the lungs part of the respiratory system?

YES

Our lungs fuel us with oxygen, the body's life-sustaining gas. They breathe in air, then extract the oxygen and pass it into the bloodstream, where it's rushed off to the tissues and organs that require it to function.

Oxygen drives the process of respiration, which provides our cells with energy. The waste gas carbon dioxide is produced as a byproduct and disposed of when we exhale. Without this vital exchange our cells would quickly die and leave the body to suffocate.

Since the lungs process air, they are the only internal organs that are constantly exposed to the external environment. Central to the human respiratory system, they breathe in between 2,100 and 2,400 gallons (8,000 and 9,000 liters) of air each day-the amount needed to oxygenate the 2,400 gallons (9,000 liters) or so of blood that is pumped through the heart daily.

What is an illness of the lungs which causes the air sacs to expand and lose their elasticity?

this could be cause by a condition called fibrosis where the alveoli walls scar and thicken making a larger diffusion distance. also causing the walls to lose elasticity. this could be cause by a condition called fibrosis where the alveoli walls scar and thicken making a larger diffusion distance. also causing the walls to lose elasticity. this could be cause by a condition called fibrosis where the alveoli walls scar and thicken making a larger diffusion distance. also causing the walls to lose elasticity.

Are bronchi an organ?

The Bronchi is not an Organ. An Organ is tissues that carry out a human process, Bronchi is in the Lungs, so the Bronchi helps the lung carry out respiration.

Blood leaving the lungs is?

Blood leaving the lungs is oxygenated

What is the medical term meaning contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut?

Bronchoconstriction or bronchospasm is the medical term that refers to the contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut.

Is bladder cancer likely to recur?

Bladder cancer has a very high rate of recurrence. Even after superficial tumors are completely removed, there is a 75% chance that new tumors will develop in other areas of the bladder.

How big are bronchial?

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How the exchange of gases occur in the lungs?

Oxygen enters the bloodstream and carbon dioxide leaves it.
When someone breaths in, they breath in oxygen which is carried around the body. Then when they breath out, they breath out carbon dioxide.

Why would a serious lung infection make you tired?

Answer:

Pneumonia occurs in the lungs. Buildup of fluids block the intake (absorption) of oxygen into the bloodstream. This leads to (briefly and essentially) a slowing of the metabolism of the animal (person) in question.

Roughly, less air in (absorbed) = less energy.

They may take in as many calories as a healthy person, but without the oxygen they need to 'burn' them, those calories can not be converted into energy.