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Each day you breathe about 20,000 times. Find out more about the lungs and breathing process. ... What Are the Lungs and Respiratory System and What Do They Do?
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kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/body_basics/lun...
kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/body_basics/lungs.html
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The Lungs are paired organs in the chest that perform respiration. Each human has two lungs. Each lung is between 10 and 12 inches long. The two lungs are separated by a structure called the mediastinum. The mediastinum contains the heart, trachea, esophagus, and blood vessels.
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www.mamashealth.com/organs/lungs.asp
www.mamashealth.com/organs/lungs.asp
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You breathe in and out anywhere from 15 to 25 times per minute without even thinking about it -- it just happens naturally. ... Your lungs are complex organs, but what they do is take a gas that your body needs to get rid of (carbon dioxide) and exchange it for a gas that your body can use (oxygen).
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health.howstuffworks.com/lung.htm
health.howstuffworks.com/lung.htm
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You breathe in and out anywhere from 15 to 25 times per minute without even thinking about it -- it just happens naturally. ... Your lungs are located within your chest cavity inside the rib cage (Figure 1). They are made of spongy, elastic tissue that stretches and constricts as you breathe.
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health.howstuffworks.com/lung1.htm
health.howstuffworks.com/lung1.htm
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Join Our Fight Today! ... Urge your senators to include smoking cessation coverage as part of health care reform. ... Your Lungs...
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www.lungusa.org/
www.lungusa.org/
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See All Topics How to use this page ... Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) see Lung Diseases ... Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lungsandbreathing.html
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lungsandbreathing.html
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You have two lungs, which together form one of the largest organs in your body. The lung on the left is a bit smaller than the lung on the right because it has to make room for your heart to fit in your chest too. They need to be close toge...
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids....
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The lungs have two primary functions: to acquire oxygen from the air, which is required for life, and to remove carbon dioxide from the body, which is a byproduct of many of the chemical reactions that sustain life.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/004011.htm
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