| umls-concept:C0024109 | skos:definition | MSH: Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.,UWDA: Lobular organ the parenchyma of which consists of air-filled alveoli which communicate with the tracheobronchial tree. Examples: There are only two instances, right lung and left lung.,CSP: either of the pair of organs occupying the lateral cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.,FMA: Lobular organ which has as its parts alveoli connected to the tracheobronchial tree. Examples: There are only two instances, right lung and left lung.,NCI: One of a pair of viscera occupying the pulmonary cavities of the thorax, the organs of respiration in which aeration of the blood takes place. As a rule, the right lung is slightly larger than the left and is divided into three lobes (an upper, a middle, and a lower or basal), while the left has two lobes (an upper and a lower or basal). Each lung is irregularly conical in shape, presenting a blunt upper extremity (the apex), a concave base fol | lld:umls |
