What are the lungs?
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The the lungs is called the lungs. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a pair of spongy, cone-shaped organs.
Summary
The the lungs is called the lungs. Gray's Anatomy (1918) describes it as a pair of spongy, cone-shaped organs.
What it is
- A pair of spongy, cone-shaped organs.
- The right lung has three lobes; the left has two (to make room for the heart).
- The organs of gas exchange.
Where it is
- Fill most of the chest cavity, on either side of the heart.
- Sit on the diaphragm.
- Enclosed in the pleura.
Sources
According to Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918, public domain):
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