Atlas One · Host Biology · Scale 06 — Organ

Lung

Paired gas-exchange organs: right (3 lobes) and left (2 lobes). Branching airways (23 generations, Weibel) connect trachea to ~300 million alveoli (70 m² surface). Dual circulation: pulmonary + bronchial. TLC ~6 L; tidal volume ~0.5 L at rest.

Also known as: lungs, pulmo, pulmones

Scale 06 — OrganScale
draftStatus
2026-06-03Last Reviewed
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lung

Lung

Paired gas-exchange organs: right (3 lobes) and left (2 lobes). Branching airways (23 generations, Weibel) connect trachea to ~300 million alveoli (70 m² surface). Dual circulation: pulmonary + bronchial. TLC ~6 L; tidal volume ~0.5 L at rest.

Entry Metadata

FieldValue
IDlung
NameLung
Statusdraft
Last reviewed2026-06-03
Atlas01-human
Scale06-organ
UberonUBERON:0002048
FmaFMA:7195

Cross-Atlas Connections

containsAlveolus containsType Ii Pneumocyte part-ofRespiratory System damaged-bySars Cov 2 damaged-byInfluenza A damaged-byMycobacterium Tuberculosis infected-byStreptococcus Pneumoniae damaged-byVaricella Zoster Virus damaged-byRespiratory Syncytial Virus damaged-byMeasles Virus damaged-byPneumocystis Jirovecii connects-toPulmonary Arterial Hypertension connects-toPeriostin damaged-byAspergillus Fumigatus

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