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One of a pair of organs in the chest that supplies the body with oxygen, and removes carbon dioxide from the body.

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Anatomy of the respiratory system showing the trachea, the right and left lungs and their lobes, and the bronchi

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Anatomy of the respiratory system showing the trachea, the right and left lungs and their lobes, and the bronchi. The lymph nodes and the diaphragm are also shown. Oxygen is inhaled into the lungs and passes through the alveoli (the tiny air sacs at the (more...)