2018. május 25., péntek

Interesting facts about the lungs

Insteresting facts about the Lungs

Did you know that human lungs are the organs responsible for respiration?

Respiration is different than breathing. Breathing involves the act of inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide. This is usually accomplished by the nose. Breathing on the other hand is a process of breaking down oxygen so that it can be used by body cells for creating energy.

Did you know that the two lungs together contain 300 to 500 million alveoli?

 What are alveoli?

They are tiny and spongy air sacks no thicker than a typical cell (remember that you cannot really see an individual human cell without the help of a powerful microscope) which usually measures 10 micro meters or 10 µm which is actually 10-5m.



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