Lungs

The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and many other animals including a few fish and some snails. In mammals and most other vertebrates, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart. Their function in the respiratory system is to extract 

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• 1Structure of the human lungs
  • 1.1Gross anatomy
  • 1.2Right lung
  • 1.3Left lung
  • 1.4Microanatomy
  • 1.5Respiratory tract
  • 1.6Blood supply
  • 1.7Nerve supply
• 2Development
  • 2.1After birth
• 3Function
  • 3.1Breathing
  • 3.2Gas exchange
  • 3.3Control of breathing
  • 3.4Protection
  • 3.5Other
• 4Gene and protein expression
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• 5Clinical significance
  
  
  
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