During gym class, Little Lungs climbs a rope but gets to a point where he doesn't have enough air to climb further and ultimately falls down, severely burning on the fabric of the rope to the point where he splits apart. Little Lungs gets tragically eaten by a shark for not being able to swim fast enough out of a pool.

We don't get any confirmation of exactly what the doctor means by "the lung," but based on the time period and Viola's symptoms, the disease is probably tuberculosis, aka TB. This lung disease was common in the 17th century, and wasn't easily treatable, so the doctor's bleak prognosis makes sense.

Breathing in They contract to pull your rib cage both upward and outward when you inhale. As your lungs expand, air is sucked in through your nose or mouth. The air travels down your trachea, or windpipe, and into your lungs. After passing through your bronchial tubes, the air travels to the alveoli, or air sacs.

The right and left lung anatomy are similar but asymmetrical. The right lung consists of three lobes: the right upper lobe (RUL), the right middle lobe (RML), and the right lower lobe (RLL). The left lung consists of two lobes: the left upper lobe (LUL) and the left lower lobe (LLL).

Emphysema is one of the diseases that comprises COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Emphysema develops over time and involves the gradual damage of lung tissue, specifically the destruction of the alveoli (tiny air sacs).

chest cavity Your lungs are on each side of your heart, inside your chest cavity. They are the main organs of the respiratory system. The right lung is divided into three lobes (sections), and the left lung is divided into two lobes.

alveoli Bronchioles end in tiny air sacs called alveoli, where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide actually takes place. Each person has hundreds of millions of alveoli in their lungs.

Alveoli: Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. Bronchioles: Small branches of the bronchial tubes that lead to the alveoli. Capillaries: Blood vessels in the alveoli walls that move oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Heart chambers

• Right atrium: Two large veins deliver oxygen-poor blood to your right atrium.
• Right ventricle: The lower right chamber pumps the oxygen-poor blood to your lungs through the pulmonary artery.
• Left atrium: After the lungs fill blood with oxygen, the pulmonary veins carry the blood to the left atrium.

Summary. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the collective term for a number of lung diseases that prevent proper breathing. Two of the most common types of COPD are emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Airway diseases include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiolitis, and bronchiectasis (which also is the main disorder for persons with cystic fibrosis). People with airway diseases often say they feel as if they're "trying to breathe out through a straw."

Your lungs are the pair of spongy, pinkish-gray organs in your chest. When you inhale (breathe in), air enters your lungs, and oxygen from that air moves to your blood. At the same time, carbon dioxide, a waste gas, moves from your blood to the lungs and is exhaled (breathed out).