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What are the lobes of the lungs?
What are the lobes of the lungs?
The lobes of the lungs are the areas that make up the lungs. The right lung has three lobes, while the left lung has two.
Why is the left lung smaller than the right lung?
Why is the left lung smaller than the right lung?
The left lung is smaller than the right lung because it shares space in the chest with the heart.
What is the function of the trachea?
What is the function of the trachea?
The trachea carries air into the lungs.
What are the tiny air sacs called at the end of the airways?
What are the tiny air sacs called at the end of the airways?
How does oxygen from the air reach the bloodstream?
How does oxygen from the air reach the bloodstream?
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Lobes of the Lungs
Lobes of the Lungs
Areas that make up the lungs; the right lung has three, the left has two.
Why the left lung is smaller
Why the left lung is smaller
It shares space in the chest with the heart.
Function of the Trachea
Function of the Trachea
It carries air into the lungs.
Alveoli
Alveoli
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How Oxygen Reaches Bloodstream
How Oxygen Reaches Bloodstream
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