How your lungs work

How your lungs work lungs Air passes through each bronchus into the lungs through smaller tubes called bronchioles At the end of the bronchioles, there are tiny air sacs called alveoli lungs The main role of the lungs is to transfer life-giving oxygen into the blood supply, but they also have other functions, including helping regulate blood

lungs The lungs and respiratory system allow us to breathe They bring oxygen into our bodies and send carbon dioxide out (called

lungs Illnesses, infections and disorders of the lungs and airways  The main organ of the respiratory system is the lungs Other respiratory organs include the nose, the trachea and the breathing muscles (the diaphragm and the