The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in many animals, including humans. In mammals and most other tetrapods, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart.
The human lungs flank the heart and great vessels in the chest cavity.
Chest CT (axial lung window)
Chest CT (coronal lung window)
Cross-sectional detail of the lung
The respiratory tract is the subdivision of the respiratory system involved with the process of conducting air to the alveoli for the purposes of gas exchange in mammals. The respiratory tract is line
Trachea Mainstem bronchus Lobar bronchus Segmental bronchus Bronchiole Alveolar duct Alveolus
3D still showing increased mucus
3D still showing constricted airways