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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
The [[lungs]] are [[organ]]s in the [[Respiratory Breathing System|respiratory breathing system]] used to [[transfer]] [[oxygen]] from the [[air]] to the [[blood]] and [[transfer]] [[Carbon Dioxide]] from the [[blood]] to the [[air]].
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A computer generated image drawing of a pair of the [[lungs]].
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: [[Breathing]] in is called [[Inhale|inhaling]] and [[breathing]] out is called [[exhale|exhaling]].
: The [[lungs]] contain many [[alveolus|alveoli]] that exchange [[Oxygen]] and [[Carbon Dioxide]] with the [[blood]].
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
The [[lungs]] are [[organ]]s in the [[Breathing System|breathing system]] used to [[transfer]] [[oxygen]] from the [[air]] to the [[blood]] and [[transfer]] [[Carbon Dioxide]] from the [[blood]] to the [[air]].
===Adaptations of the Lungs===
: The [[lungs]] contain thousands of small air sacks with [[alveolus|alveoli]] inside to give a large [[Surface Area|surface area]] for gas exchange.
===About Lungs===
: The [[lungs]] are found in the [[thorax]].
: The [[lungs]] are protected by the [[Rib Cage|rib cage]].
: The [[lungs]] are 100 times easier to inflate than a balloon.
: [[Breathing]] in is called [[Inhale|inhaling]] and [[breathing]] out is called [[exhale|exhaling]].
: The [[lungs]] contain many [[alveolus|alveoli]] that exchange [[Oxygen]] and [[Carbon Dioxide]] with the [[blood]].
===Extra Information===
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===References===
====AQA====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359373/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359373&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=952a73bbb09d222ecc4b50d200679849 ''Lungs, page 23, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945598/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945598&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=ad276ad49df77ab4b40ab4fd0fe10048 ''Lungs, page 29, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945563/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945563&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9a1d023a374038e6072f33c4f3cf808b ''Lungs, page 33, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851338/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851338&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=425855d5890466e47189e1c21b67a1ea ''Lungs, pages 30-1, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946381/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946381&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=5ec5fc3f6429e30c1d9ab9bca2bccf93 ''Lungs, pages 70, 71, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782945954/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782945954&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=100574c08fbbb64318256eb79ed61a76 ''Lungs, pages 76, 77, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Lungs; adaptations of, page 31, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471851354/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471851354&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=9012a0d354024419214fb3ad5ac44ba0 ''Lungs; gas exchange, page 30, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA '']
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948120/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948120&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=dedef775c6a43dbb0a609441525adac0 ''Lungs, page 260, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel '']
====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359810/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359810&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=d768d99f1a06f7c12fab40e5aef85a55 ''Lungs, pages 73, 236, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR '']