What Makes Up Our Lungs?

Every part of your body is important in ensuring that you continue to live up day by day. Probably the most important ones are your heart and your brain, which provides the blood and the instructions for your body parts to function well. But one other essential organ in your body is of course the one that is responsible for your breathing. Of course, the complicated process of oxygen intake and carbon dioxide release is needed for you to keep alive.

Your lungs are composed of a complicated and intricate array of cells, tissues and nerves that enable the processing of your body's respiration. You have a pair of these lungs, with each part on either side of your heart. They are soft and sponge-like in nature. Your lungs are separated by fissures into three right and two left lobes that are further segmented into lobules. When you have chest X-rays, and you see hexagonal divisions, these lobules are visible. The lobes are surrounded by two pleurae: the parietal pleura located against your ribs and the visceral pleura at the surface area of the lungs. These pleurae are responsible for the providing your lungs lubrication to avoid tension between them and the ribs.

In your left lung, there is also the medically termed cardiac notch. If you would remember your basic anatomy, your heart is on the left side of your chest. As the heart needs to be given its own space in your chest area so that it would not be crushed by either of your lungs. This need for space is taken care of by the cardiac notch.

Both of your lungs are prone to bacterial and viral infection because these organs are always moist with the water and the oxygen they contain. Therefore you need to make sure that your lungs are kept healthy to avoid respiratory infections like pneumonia and bronchitis. It is also just as important that your lungs do not play host to most germs and bacteria because these foreign harmful objects can actually trickle down to your heart valves and cause an even greater problem.

Having perfectly working lungs is really essential because breathing is the be-all of your life. You have to remember that none of your organs would work well if they do not get enough oxygen from your lungs. Hence, always drink vitamins to keep your respiratory organ working well. If problem persists consult your doctor or your trusted osteopath.

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