left lung
Smaller chest organ
The left lung is one of two respiratory organs in the chest, positioned on the left side of the body.
It is slightly smaller than the right lung to accommodate the heart, and has two lobes rather than three.
The tumor was found in her left lung.
- pleuraMembrane around lungs
- chest cavityBody's upper internal chamber
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
- bronchiMain lung air passages
- airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth
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- respiratory systemtrachea, bronchi, bronchioles, airways, larynx