Lungs – the lungs are a pair of organs located with the chest which remove carbon dioxide and bring oxygen to the blood — there is a right and left lung
Interesting Facts About Your Lungs
- the right and left lung weigh 2.9 kilograms – the left lung is lighter than the right lung
- the left lung has 2 lobes and slightly smaller while the right lung has 3 lobes
- the left lung contains a cardiac notch with is a small place designed to accomodate the heart
- the lungs are protected by the rib cage and connected to the spinal chord and the sternum (chest bone)
- you can expect to breath in 45 pounds of dust over your lifetime
- your lungs have 300,000 million capillaries — the total length would be 1,500 miles
- all 600,00 million aveoli in your lungs have surface of a tennis court which means if the lungs were flat, they would cover a tennis court
- it is impossible to breath and swallow at the same time
- it is impossible to commit suicide by holding your breath
- your brain senses the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your blood and causes you to breath faster or slower
- there are special cells in you lungs that produce mucous that serve as the first line of defense against infection
The lungs are a very important organ in your body. They are the only organ in your body that can float on water.
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