Lungs

body · breathing · health

Oxygen grabbers. Your lungs pull oxygen out of the air you breathe in and pass it into your blood, which carries it all around your body.

Trash collectors. They also get rid of carbon dioxide, a waste gas, by sending it out every time you breathe out.

Two of them. In mammals you have two lungs sitting near your backbone, one on each side of your heart.

The breathing muscle. A big dome-shaped muscle called the diaphragm pulls down to help you breathe in air.

Helps you talk. The airflow from your lungs lets you make sounds, sing, and speak!