This is an old question, but one that I have been pondering. I get asked this question a lot, and I never really understand the answer. Why do we need both lungs? If you are a smoker, do you need both lungs? Or is one enough? I am not sure how to answer that.
Although some of the lungs are made of skin, others are an integral part of our bodies. For example, our skin has a layer of fat that lines the inside of your chest. The fat is called adipose tissue, and is critical for how you move. So it is not really even close to a lung. It is more like a piece of cartilage, but it does have a function.
It is not a “piece of cartilage”, it is a “piece of fat”. Our lungs are a complex network of blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels. The lining of your lung is made up of type I and type II alveolar cells, which is why we breathe. But just because it is a part of your body, it does not mean you need to breath through.
We are given an organ when we are born, it is an organ with a lot of functions. Just because it is one of the body’s largest organs, it does not mean you shouldn’t learn to live with it. A person who doesn’t breathe through their lung may not be able to live.
the lungs are actually organs of the body that are not even a part of the human body. They are really quite simple organs. If you take a look at the picture below you’ll see what I mean. They are very simple, and to my knowledge they are the only ones that are not under the control of a central organ.
I guess I just dont understand where you guys are coming from.
This is an age-old argument that I find myself having to fight with myself. My parents had one lung, but it wasn’t that serious. I was born with one lung, but this is more than enough. That’s how I feel when I get to that point in my life where I have two lungs, but I dont have to deal with one of them. This has to be a sign that I have to learn to live with it.
The good news is that there are lots of people around this planet who have two lungs. The bad news is that there are only a small percentage of people alive that have one lung. If you do not have a lung, you can’t breathe. This has a huge impact on the human body. For example, imagine you have one lung, but a central organ. Think of the effects this has on your body’s internal organs.
There are many conditions that affect the lungs, but the most serious is emphysema, a lung condition that causes the walls of the lungs to become inflamed and sometimes collapse. Emphysema can be life-threatening, and even fatal, so it is not something that you can live with if you’re not already suffering from other diseases.
The condition of a person with emphysema is called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The disease itself is not something that you can “cure.” It is not curable by surgery. But you can manage and live with it, and maybe that is what gives me comfort. I do not have COPD, but I can still breathe pretty well.