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Explain the Structural Difference Between the Two Lungs

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One of the major roles of the lungs is to facilitate gas exchange between the circulatory system and the external environment. The basic difference between the pulmonary artery and the pulmonary vein is that the pulmonary artery transports deoxygenated blood from the hearts right ventricle to the lungs whilst the pulmonary vein transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to the hearts left atrium. Lungs Anatomy Concise Medical Knowledge 1Inhaled air contains more oxygen than exhaled air. . The right lung is bigger and is divided into three lobes separated by fissures while the left lobe is smaller consisting of two lobes. Perhaps this biological phenonmenon may explain why your left lung is the only one affected when sick. While the right lung has three lobes and two fissures. The main difference between gills and lungs is that gills are the type of respiratory organs specialized to breathe in water whereas lungs are the ty...