OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE

Occupational Lung Disease

Occupational Lung Disease

Occupies each lung in the chest cavity the space between: the costovertebral outside wall, mediastinum, which separates the two lungs in the diaphragm below, the upper opening of the chest up. At the center of inner side in the "hilum", enter the bronchi (airways), the vessels that carry blood to each lung and are leaving, and nerves of the lung . Each lung is covered by a thin membrane called the pleura, which also covers the inner surfaces of the rib cage and allows the movement of lungs during the act of breathing.

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