Daily ArchiveSaturday, February 17th, 2007
robbster 17 Feb 2007 07:57 pm
How Your Lungs Work
http://health.howstuffworks.com/lung.htm
You breathe in and out anywhere from 15 to 25 times per minute without
even thinking about it. When you exercise, your breathing rate goes up
– again, without you thinking about it. You breathe so regularly that
it is easy to take your lungs for granted. You can’t even stop yourself
from breathing if you try!
Smoker’s Lung Pathology Photo Essay
http://www.medicinenet.com/smokers_lung_pathology_photo_essay/article…
This photo essay will focus on smoker’s lung. The term “smoker’s lung”
refers to the structural and functional abnormalities (diseases) in the
lung caused by cigarette smoking. First, the normal structure and
function of the lung will be described and illustrated. Then, the
structural and functional abnormalities caused by smoking. will be
described and illustrated.
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