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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 happens to your respiratory system when you have lung cancer?
I am not a doctor so I can't give medical advice.
The cancer can change the tissue. It can impair the airways by decreases the size of the airways or it could interfere with gas exchange through the air sacs in the lung. A person breaths by inspiring oxygen and exhaling CO2. Anything that interferes with that gas exchange makes it more difficult to breath. The degree of interference and the placement of the interference affects how difficult it is to breath. The problem starts when get a tumor. A biopsy is advised to determine what type of cancer it is and if it benign or malignant. If malignant the concern comes about isolating it and removing it if possibly. People can have the tumor to a lobe to a section of the right or left lung when if in this case should be removed. Many cancers are progressive and increase in size with time and that further interferes with the ability to breath. Having worked with lung cancer patients and seeing them die is a dreadful and sad experience. Imagine a world of difficulty breathing which is always ever present.
A good way to know how it feels to be short of breath is to remember the times after you have just run a distance and you feel out of breath. Imagine having that feeling all of the time probably to a lesser degree though. Diagnosing the Cancer early helps in preventing the spread and gives the person a better chance of surviving.
If I found out or suspected I had cancer I would see a doctor ASAP which would give me a better chance of surviving the disease and having a more normal life but this depends when the disease is caught, the type of the cancer, and whether is was spread from somewhere else. Remember I am not a doctor so I can't give medical advice.
What are the small air sacs in the lungs?
These small sac like structure are known as the alveoli . The alveoli help in the exchange of the gases, oxygen & carbon-dioxide,
Lungs contain alveoli to increase the surface area and to easily transport oxygen to the blood vessels which surrounds the air sacs. Also, the air sacs have a thin film of oxygen which helps to absorb oxygen quickly.
What are the names of the tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles?
identify the part of the resperatory system which cluster of tiny thin walled sacs found at the end of leach bronchi
No because the lungs are slightly different in size. The left lung is smaller and has two lobes. The right lung is larger and has three lobes. This difference is mainly due to the heart occupying more space on left side of the thoracic cavity.
The epiglottis.
What is suspicious opacity in the right upper lobe?
Opacity in the right upper lobe means that there is either a mass, or fluid present in the lung. Suspicious likely means that the doctor is thinking it could be something harmful.
What kind of animals uses lungs and gills to breath?
A lot. Dogs, Cats. Almost all animals have lungs.
When is blood bright red coming from the lungs or going back to the lungs?
oxygen makes it red
I would think it has to do with the amount of oxygen in the blood stream.
Where does gas exchange occur between the lungs and blood?
An alveolus (plural: alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity") is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity. Found in the lung parenchyma, the pulmonary alveoli are the dead ends of the respiratory tree, which outcrop from either alveolar sacs or alveolar ducts, which are both sites of gas exchange with the blood as well.
Air enters through the oropharynx or nasopharynx to the trachea to the bronchii to the alveoli of the lungs to the blood vessels of the pulmonary vein to the heart to the arteries to the capillaries to the veins to the heart to the pulmonary artery to the alveoli of the lungs to the bronchii through the trachea out of the naso or oropharynx and back into the atmosphere to the broadleaf plants to the atmosphere to the . . .
What warms and humidify air on its way to the lungs?
nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses
Nose
The air breathed in get warmed by its own due to body temperature.The filtering is required so that the pathogens do not enter our body and cause diseases.
This occurs in the nasopharynx.
nose
In the nose.
How is endometrial cancer treated?
It is possible to need chemotherapy for cervical cancer; first of all, surgeons will try to remove the tumor by means of surgery, but you may need chemotherapy after.
If you do need chemotherapy for any reason, don't worry about it! I had to have it as I had breast cancer for three years. I had to spend a long time in hospital (about 2 years), but what kept me going was the thought that I knew I was going to get better and I had friends, family and even teachers hoping that I got well again.
Also, if you are worried about losing your hair, DON'T PANIC! This happened to me and in the end, I decided to shave it all off because it hurt more waking up in the morning seeing clumps of hair that had fallen out over night on my pillow. When you shave all of your hair off, you feel more comfortable and you could make some fun out of it. (My hair was down to my bum, it was hard to bear the thought, but after all, you'd sooner lose you hair then have cancer.)
If you want any more advice on how to cope, just let me know! I got through it and I hope you do too! Get well soon!
What gland is located between the lungs?
Heart lies in mediastinum. The wall of mediastinum and phrenic nerve lies between the heart and lungs. Phrenic nerve supply to the diaphragm.
Hilar adenopathy is a term for enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes.
Which body cavity contains the lungs?
The lungs are located in the THORAX, within the rib cage, which is designed to protect the soft and fragile lungs from injury. There is a left and a right lung, and each lung has several compartments, or lobes.
When a person has broken a rib, it actually is possible for that broken edge of the rib to puncture the lung on the side of the break, which is why it is customary to get an x-ray of the area after an injury. Fortunately, such complications occur infrequently and most broken or "cracked" ribs will heal after several weeks without requiring any treatment or intervention, although in the meantime there is associated discomfort when attempting to lay on that side or sometimes when taking a deep breath.
Where do you listen first when auscultating lungs?
Hearing the heart sounds requires proper pressure of the diaphragm of a stethoscope to the skin. To hear the pulmonary valve, a stethoscope is placed directly below the valve along the sternum above the third rib. The bicuspid valve is best heard between the fifth and sixth ribs at the apex of the heart. The aortic valve is heard best on the opposite side of the sternum from the pulmonary in the second intercostal space. The tricuspid valve is best heard where the sternum and sixth rib join.
What is the human gas exchange?
The small intestine has millions of villi, which are little pill-like cells with hair-looking things coming out of them. This increases the surface area and allows a bigger chance for diffusion to take place.
Yes, air fresheners contain chemicals that are known to cause cancer. As an example, Women who use air freshener have doubled risk of breast cancer.
Why is the right lung slightly larger than the left lung?
the left lung is smaller to make room for the heart.. the right lung has 3 lobes and the left lung only has 2 lobes..
What is the name of the tube that connects the larynx to the right and left bronchi?
two tubes that connect the trachea and to bronchioles
