- The din can cause permanent damage to the ear bones, and brain and lung haemorrhage.
- Diagram of the human lungs with the respiratory tract visible, and different colours for each lobe.
- The lung is anatomically divided into several lobes and subsequently into multiple segments, resembling the anatomical structure of the liver.
- The lung has no shape of its own but is shaped in its relief by the surrounding structures (diaphragm at the bottom, heart in the middle, ribs on the outside...
- Lungs are part of the respiratory system, a group of organs and tissues that work together to help you breathe.
- The right lung has three lobes and is slightly larger than the left lung, which has two lobes.
- The body uses several channels to bring oxygen-rich air into the lungs and release carbon dioxide (a waste gas) out of the lungs.
- There are approximately 300 million alveoli in each lung, and they are the regions where gases are exchanged with nearby capillaries.
- The lungs have a central recession called hilum from where the blood vessels and airway arrive into the lungs and make up the root of the lung.