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The human lungs are the human organs of respiration. Humans have two lungs, with the left being divided into two lobes and the right into three lobes. Together, the lungs contain approximately 1500 miles of airways and 300 to 500 million alveoli, having a total surface area of about 75 m2 in adults&;&-; roughly the same area as a tennis court. Furthermore, if all of the capillaries that surround the...


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What is the average width of a human lung?
I would to know the average width of a human lung. I stress the word...

Well, it depends on your size and sex as well as lung capacity. Lung size is generally assessed by total lung capacity (TLC) or vital capacity (VC).

Asked by J-Bomb - 9 months ago

A typical adult human lung contains about 300 million tiny cavities called alveoli.?
Estimate the average diameter of a single alveolus. Assume the alveoli are spherical and a...

Is this physics or even related to physics anyway 2.1 liters = 2.1dm3 therefore 2100cm3 2100/300 million = 0.000007cm3 0.000007=4/3 r3 therefore r =1.67x10^-6cm therefore diameter=3.34x10^-6

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