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Which organ is responsible for oxygenating the blood?
Which organ is responsible for oxygenating the blood?
What is the texture of healthy lungs in living people?
What is the texture of healthy lungs in living people?
Which lung is larger and heavier?
Which lung is larger and heavier?
What divides the right lung into three lobes?
What divides the right lung into three lobes?
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What is the function of the mediastinum?
What is the function of the mediastinum?
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Which surface of the lungs is in contact with the diaphragm?
Which surface of the lungs is in contact with the diaphragm?
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Which border of the right lung is relatively straight?
Which border of the right lung is relatively straight?
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What is the function of the pulmonary capillaries?
What is the function of the pulmonary capillaries?
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Which lung has a deep cardiac notch?
Which lung has a deep cardiac notch?
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Where is the apex of the lung located?
Where is the apex of the lung located?
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How many lobes does the right lung have?
How many lobes does the right lung have?
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What is the tongue-like process that extends below the cardiac notch in the left lung called?
What is the tongue-like process that extends below the cardiac notch in the left lung called?
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How much do the lungs recoil when the thoracic cavity is opened?
How much do the lungs recoil when the thoracic cavity is opened?
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What covers the apex of the lung?
What covers the apex of the lung?
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What causes the deep cardiac notch in the left lung?
What causes the deep cardiac notch in the left lung?
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What is the term for the spaces where the lingula slides in and out during breathing?
What is the term for the spaces where the lingula slides in and out during breathing?
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Which surface of the lung is smooth, convex, and related to the costal pleura?
Which surface of the lung is smooth, convex, and related to the costal pleura?
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Which surface of the lung is concave and related to the middle mediastinum?
Which surface of the lung is concave and related to the middle mediastinum?
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Which lung surface forms the base of the lung and rests on the dome of the diaphragm?
Which lung surface forms the base of the lung and rests on the dome of the diaphragm?
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Which lung surface has a groove for the esophagus and a cardiac impression for the heart if embalmed?
Which lung surface has a groove for the esophagus and a cardiac impression for the heart if embalmed?
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Which lung surface features a prominent groove for the arch of the aorta and the descending aorta?
Which lung surface features a prominent groove for the arch of the aorta and the descending aorta?
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What is the term for the spaces where the lingula slides in and out during breathing?
What is the term for the spaces where the lingula slides in and out during breathing?
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Which surface of the lung is bounded by a thin, sharp margin and projects into the costodiaphragmatic recess of the pleura?
Which surface of the lung is bounded by a thin, sharp margin and projects into the costodiaphragmatic recess of the pleura?
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Which surface of the lung is related to the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae?
Which surface of the lung is related to the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae?
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Why is the concavity deeper in the right lung at the diaphragmatic surface?
Why is the concavity deeper in the right lung at the diaphragmatic surface?
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What is the continuity between the parietal and visceral layers of pleura surrounding the root of the lung called?
What is the continuity between the parietal and visceral layers of pleura surrounding the root of the lung called?
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What is the function of the pulmonary ligament?
What is the function of the pulmonary ligament?
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What is the relationship between the pulmonary ligament and the esophagus?
What is the relationship between the pulmonary ligament and the esophagus?
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Which border of the lung is broad and rounded and lies in the cavity at the side of the thoracic region of the vertebral column?
Which border of the lung is broad and rounded and lies in the cavity at the side of the thoracic region of the vertebral column?
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What is the term for the structures forming the root of the lung that pass through the wedge-shaped area on the mediastinal surface of each lung?
What is the term for the structures forming the root of the lung that pass through the wedge-shaped area on the mediastinal surface of each lung?
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What structures are attached to the mediastinum by the roots of the lungs?
What structures are attached to the mediastinum by the roots of the lungs?
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Which lung surface features a groove for the arch of the aorta and the descending aorta?
Which lung surface features a groove for the arch of the aorta and the descending aorta?
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What is the location of the cardiac notch?
What is the location of the cardiac notch?
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What separates the diaphragmatic surface of the lung from the costal and mediastinal surfaces?
What separates the diaphragmatic surface of the lung from the costal and mediastinal surfaces?
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What is the function of the pulmonary plexuses?
What is the function of the pulmonary plexuses?
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What does the pulmonary ligament extend between?
What does the pulmonary ligament extend between?
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