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The lungs flank the heart and great vessels in the chest cavity. (Source: Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, 20th ed. 1918.) Air enters and leaves the lungs via a conduit of cartilaginuous passageways — the bronchi and bronchioles. In this image, lung tissue has been dissected away to reveal the bronchioles. (Source: Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, 20th ed. 1918.) The lung is the essential respiration organ in air-breathing vertebrates. Its principal function is to transport o ...
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
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Reuters - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:09 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
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MSNBC - Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:15 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 20 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:00 EST
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Reuters - Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:53 EST
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Reuters - Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:51 EST
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The Earth Times - Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:22 EST
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The Earth Times - Sun, 24 Sep 2006 10:08 EST
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CNN - Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:49 EST
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CNN - Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:49 EST
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Reuters - Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:21 EST
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Reuters - Thu, 12 Oct 2006 02:35 EST
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ABC News - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:38 EST
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MSNBC - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:02 EST
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New York Times - Thu, 31 Aug 2006 04:00 EST
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Reuters - Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:45 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
- Penn Researchers Use The Abdomen To Deliver Oxygen To Assist Ailing Lungs
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
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Reuters - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:57 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:00 EST
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