what ruins your lungs
fun facts
lung structure
diseases
100

What activity ruins your lungs by turning them black? 

smoking 

100

How many lungs do you have?

2

100
How many lobes does the right lung have?
3
100

What color do your lungs turn if you smoke?

black

200

What common disease is caused by narrowed breathing tubes?

asthma

200

What sports ball is the same size as adult lungs?

football

200

How many lobes does the left lung have?

2

200

What disease is a genetic disease that causes sticky, thick mucus to build up in your organs? 

cystic fibrosis

300

What air or gas is bad for lungs?

a) oxygen

b) carbon dioxide

c) carbon monoxide

carbon monoxide - it can kill you!

300

What color are your lungs?

A.    pink            B.    red

A. pink
300

What muscles pull the ribs outward?

chest muscles

300

What lung disease is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs, causing them to fill with fluid or pus? 

pneumonia

400

What lung disease is an inflammation of the tubes that carry air to your lungs caused by the same virus that causes the common cold?

bronchitis

400

How many breaths does the average human take in a day?

A.20,000           B.40,000

C.35,000          D.50,000  

A.20,000            

400

How many lobes do your lungs have altogether?

five

400

What type of lung disease claims 120,000 lives a year in the United States?

lung cancer

500

What is the name for the irreversible lung disease where the tiny air sacs in the lungs are destroyed?

emphysema

500

Animals breath in oxygen and breath out ______.

carbon dioxide

500

Lungs are covered in a thin membrane called ______. 

pleura

500

What lung disease affects 9 million people in the United States?

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)