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    The heart is a muscular organ located behind the breastbone that pumps blood through the cardiovascular system using four chambers. The right side receives deoxygenated blood and pumps it to the lungs, while the left side receives oxygenated blood and pumps it to the rest of the body. The lungs are a pair of spongy organs that inhale air through branching airways called bronchi, which lead to tiny air sacs called alveoli where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged before exhalation.

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    The heart is a muscular organ located behind the breastbone that pumps blood through the cardiovascular system using four chambers. The right side receives deoxygenated blood and pumps it to the lungs, while the left side receives oxygenated blood and pumps it to the rest of the body. The lungs are a pair of spongy organs that inhale air through branching airways called bronchi, which lead to tiny air sacs called alveoli where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged before exhalation.

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    The heart is a muscular organ located behind the breastbone that pumps blood through the cardiovascular system using four chambers. The right side receives deoxygenated blood and pumps it to the lungs, while the left side receives oxygenated blood and pumps it to the rest of the body. The lungs are a pair of spongy organs that inhale air through branching airways called bronchi, which lead to tiny air sacs called alveoli where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged before exhalation.

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    The heart is a muscular organ located behind the breastbone that pumps blood through the cardiovascular system using four chambers. The right side receives deoxygenated blood and pumps it to the lungs, while the left side receives oxygenated blood and pumps it to the rest of the body. The lungs are a pair of spongy organs that inhale air through branching airways called bronchi, which lead to tiny air sacs called alveoli where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged before exhalation.

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    The heart is a muscular organ about the size of a fist, located just behind and slightly left of the

    breastbone. The heart pumps blood through the network of arteries and veins called the
    cardiovascular system.

    The heart has four chambers:

     The right atrium receives blood from the veins and pumps it to the right ventricle.
     The right ventricle receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs, where
    it is loaded with oxygen.
     The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left
    ventricle.
     The left ventricle (the strongest chamber) pumps oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the
    body. The left ventricle’s vigorous contractions create our blood pressure.

    The lungs are a pair of spongy, air-filled organs located on either side of the chest (thorax).
    The trachea (windpipe) conducts inhaled air into the lungs through its tubular branches,
    called bronchi. The bronchi then divide into smaller and smaller branches (bronchioles),
    finally becoming microscopic.

     The bronchioles eventually end in clusters of microscopic air sacs called alveoli. In the
    alveoli, oxygen from the air is absorbed into the blood. Carbon dioxide, a waste product
    of metabolism, travels from the blood to the alveoli, where it can be exhaled. Between the
    alveoli is a thin layer of cells called the interstitium, which contains blood vessels and
    cells that help support the alveoli.
     The lungs are covered by a thin tissue layer called the pleura. The same kind of thin
    tissue lines the inside of the chest cavity -- also called pleura. A thin layer of fluid acts as
    a lubricant allowing the lungs to slip smoothly as they expand and contract with each
    breath.

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