Lungs

1. Carbron Dioxide/Oygen Exchange
   • The oxygen gas molecules enter the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs. Carbon dioxide leaves the blood in the capillaries and enters the sacs, changing form from solution to gas, while oxygen moves into the capillaries, changing form from gas to solution.
   Into the Red Blood Cells

   • Most of the oxgyen is picked up by the hemoglobin in red blood cells for transport. The blood carries the oxygenated blood through the pulmonary arteries to the heart.

   Out to the Body

   • As the heart beats, the oxygenated blood flows out of the heart through the aorta and into arteries throughout the body.

   Into the Tissue

   • The oxygenated blood flows from large arteries to smaller arterioles and into capillaries that nourish cells of the tissues.

   Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide Exchange

   • Oxygen leaves the capillaries and flows into the cells. At the same time, carbon dioxide leaves the cells and enters the venous capillaries to return to the lungs.

   Function

   • Oxygen provides the fuel that allows the cells to carry out their functions.

My Dr. Said I had one today. I have just recently had lung surgery and am in healing stage. Anyway, it is when the lung in inflamed and rubs against the chest wall when breathing. It makes a rubbing sort of sound, hence the reason they call it a rub. Usually there is a dull ache/pain where the rub is. It can be in one or more parts of the lung. I was given Prednisone to help get rid of the rub.

All else being equal, lung capacity is a function of the volume of space enclosed by the rib cage, which is essential to the lungs' ability to inflate. Males, with their larger frames, tend to have larger rib cages.

Lung capacity should not be confused with aerobic capacity, the ability of the body to acquire and efficiently use oxygen. That is a function more of physical conditioning than gender -- again, with all else being equal.

You die.

Our lungs do not collapse when we expel air forcefully because our lungs do not ever full fill or empty of air compeletly. A small amount of air remains in the lungs no matter how hard you expel your air.

Breathing rate and the volume of air inside the lungs are related. We have what's called tidal volume that is the amount of air in one inhalation and exhalation when at rest, and we have vital capacity which is how much air is forcibly moved in and out of the lings in one inhalation and exhalation. The lungs expand and become bigger during this process with the help of additional muscles besides just the diaphragm. When your breathing rate increases the size of your lungs do too.

without a heart, oxygen wont be delivered to the brain which will result in loss of brain waves and that is fatal.

The right lung is shorter than the left by 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) however, the total capacity of the right lung is greater than the left. The right lung has three lobes, the left lung has two. If you need to know the "why" then its simply in the human genetics that your lungs will never be identical unless you suffer from a mutation of the genes

The uppermost part of the lung is the lung apex. Apical means pertaining to the apex.

Oxygen passes through the lining of the lungs and into the blood. Carbon dioxide passes from the blood out into the air in the lungs. The blood flows near the surface of the lining in structures called capillaries, which are composed of tissue thin enough to allow this O2/CO2 transfer.

yes, as well as a hollow bone structure

Think about this one for a minute. Would it be a good idea for the windpipe to fold up like a garden hose every time you bend your head? What would happen if your air supply was cut off every few seconds? The cartilage keeps the trachea and bronchi open at all times.

When inhaling, the muscles work together to increase the size of the chest space, lowering the pressure inside the lungs and drawing air in from outside. Exhaling involves relaxation of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles, reducing the volume of the chest cavity and this, combined with the lungs' natural elasticity, serves to increase the pressure inside the lungs and move air out.

The point at which the trachea splits into the right and left mainstem bronchi is called the carina. Hope this helps.

The pulmonary artery takes the deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs where they are oxygenated then the blood is transported back to the heart through the pulmonary vein. The pulmonary vein and artery are different from other veins and arteries because vein usually carry deoxygenated blood and arteries carry oxygenated, but it is switched for the lungs because arteries carry blood away from the heart and veins carry it to the heart.

The Alveoli in the lungs have a very good capillary network because this is where gas exchange occurs. There needs to be sufficient area to allow the red blood cells to expel their carbon dioxide and to receive oxygen across the capillary and alveoli walls.

the lungs are protected with a db layer serous membrane. 1: is the superficial layer called the Parietal pleura that line the walls of the thoracic cavity. 2: The deeper layer is the visceral pleura, which cover the lungs themselves. In between the both membranes is a small space(cavity)filled with pleurisy to reduce friction.

Dysentry and diahorrea.

Small cell lung cancer is a disease in which the cells of the lung tissues grow uncontrollably and form tumors.

alveoli. they are the basic functional unit of the lungs. it is where gas exchange occurs.

It depends if the lung was ever used. In a baby who died before they ever drew their first breath, the lung would sink. Anyone else who have taken at least one breath, their lung would float because one can never fully expel all the air from your lungs no matter how hard you exhale.

No. Invertebrates, some amphibians, and most fish do not have lungs.

blood is pumped through lungs

It isnt. There is no gas exchange in the trachea this takes place at the alveoli.