The lungs (pulmo) are the body's organs that are responsible for adequate oxygen intake and supply. It consists of two spatially and functionally independent lungs and with these surrounds the heart. The two organs lie in common in the chest (thorax), protected by the ribs.The lungs do not have their own shape but are shaped in their relief by the surrounding structures (diaphragm below, heart in the middle, outside the ribs, above the windpipe and esophagus).
Figure lungs
Right lung - Pulmodexter
Left lung - Pulmo sinister
Nasal cavity - Cavitas nasi
Oral cavity - Cavitas oris
Throat - Pharynx
Larynx - larynx
Windpipe (approx. 20 cm) - Trachea
Bifurcation of the windpipe - Bifurcatio tracheae
Right main bronchus - Bronchus principalis dexter
Left main bronchus - Bronchus principalis sinister
Lung tip - Apex pulmonis
Upper lobe - Superior lobe
Inclined lung cleft - Fissura obliqua
Lower lobe - Inferior lobe
Lower edge of the lung - Margo inferior
Middle lobe - Lobe medius (only on the right lung)
Horizontal cleft lung (between upper and middle lobes on the right) - Horizontal fissure
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Elastic fiber basket of the alveoli - Fibrae elasticae
Pulmonary capillary network - Rete capillare
Branch of a pulmonary vein - Pulmonary vein
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Figure internal organs
Thyroid cartilage / larynx
Windpipe (trachea)
Heart (cor)
Stomach (gaster)
Large intestine (colon)
Rectum
Small intestine (ilium, jejunum)
Liver (hepar)
Lungs or lungs
Surgical diseases of the lungs
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Function and anatomy of the lungs
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Anatomy lungs
Lung disease (internal medicine)
All diseases of the lungthat are treated by the field of internal medicine can be found under the following link: