Respiratory

Human organs

Lungs

Pulmones

Paired organs that draw in air and trade oxygen for carbon dioxide across a vast, delicate surface.

Function

Exchanges oxygen for carbon dioxide

Location

Either side of the heart, within the ribcage

Structures

8 labelled

Lungs

Structures to know

• Trachea · Trachea — Carries air to the lungs
• Right Lung · Pulmo dexter — Three lobes
• Left Lung · Pulmo sinister — Two lobes, room for the heart
• Bronchus · Bronchus principalis — Branching airway
• Lung Base · Basis pulmonis — Rests on the diaphragm
• Apex · Apex pulmonis — The top, above the first rib
• Hilum · Hilum pulmonis — Where vessels and bronchi enter
• Oblique Fissure · Fissura obliqua — The groove between lobes