Know Your Organ Function and Diseases of the Lungs

The lungs are sac tissue located just below the rib cage and above the diaphragm. A very important organ is often overlooked.
The pulmonary software, such as foam rubber. In a healthy state, the lung is usually gray pink, despite the healthy lungs may be blackened due to the carbon particles in the contaminated air.
The size of the lungs was different. Lung on the right side tend to be larger and shorter having to make room for the liver that are below. While the left side is smaller and narrower because it is adjacent to the heart.
Basically, the lung in men save more air than women. At rest, men's lungs can hold at least 750 cubic centimeter of air, while women could only reach 285 to 393 sentimeterkubik.
"In healthy people, we only use about 70 percent of lung capacity even when performing heavy physical activity," said Dr. Jonathan Parsons, a professor at Ohio State University said.
According to the American Lung Association, adults inhale 15 to 20 breaths per minute. That is, in a day we breathe about 20,000. Although breathing seems easy, but in fact the process is very complex.
In lung disease
The lungs can also be affected by various diseases, ranging as congenital gene, bad habits to healthy lifestyles and because of the virus. The problem that often arises in the lungs is asthma and diseases caused by smoking.
AsthmaAsthma is a disease of the lungs because of the airways become inflamed and narrow making it difficult to breathe. The disease is triggered by allergens such as dust or smoke.
Lung cancerLung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the US major, either in men or women. Symptoms of lung cancer include shortness of breath, chest pain, persistent cough, coughing up blood, and weight loss.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)COPD is a lung disease that causes a person's long-term can not breathe smoothly because of excess mucus or lung degeneration.
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are also considered a disease COPD. Approximately 80 to 90 percent of COPD deaths caused by smoking. Sometimes, people with COPD get a lung transplant, lung or replacement of an organ donor.
Lung infectionsThe disease is caused by viruses and bacteria that can cause bronchitis and pneumonia. Severe infections are marked by the presence of fluid in the lungs and lymph nodes, blood cough and fever that never healed.
Maintain healthThe best way to maintain the health of the lungs is to avoid cigarette smoke as there are about 70 of the 7,000 chemicals in cigarettes that can damage cells in the lungs.
Do breathing exercises, maintain body hydration and regular exercise are also recommended for maintaining healthy lungs.

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