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Describe the lung.
2 lungs - cone - in thoracic cavity/ near the heart.
air → primary bronchi (2 branches) → bronchus (cartilage
decrease when extend) → secondary bronchi → lobes (3
right, 2 left) → tertiary bronchi → bronchioles (regulate air,
constrict v.s dilate) → alveoli (gas exchange, elastin fibers
stretching)
transport air - gas exchange
-----------------------------------The lung is one of the respiratory organ that plays a
significant role in our body.
There are two lungs, left and right, which are shaped like
a cone, locating in the thoracic cavity, near the heart.
When the air has passed down the trachea to the lungs, it
enters two branches, which are called as primary bronchi.
In addition to this, there is another name for each of the
branch which is known as a bronchus.
A bronchus itself consists of a lot of cartilage around it,
though the amount of them can be decreasing as the
bronchus extends into the lungs.
As it reaches further, it keeps branching repeatedly until
it becomes the secondary bronchi.
The secondary bronchi would enter one of the lobes of
the lungs, including 3 lobes on the right and 2 lobes on
the left.
In here, the secondary bronchi branch into tertiary
bronchi, which stretch into smaller tubes, the bronchioles.
The bronchioles play a tremendous role in regulating the
amount of air entering the lung, by constricting their