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toxic. The lungs are the place in the body where essential oxygen is taken in, and toxic carbon dioxide is released. When the lungs have difficulty doing their job, other organs in the body have difficulty doing their jobs. Therefore, the health of the lungs has direct and immediate effects on the overall health of the body. 1
Credit: Westend6 Getty Images. Hillendale Health notes that the lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system. Oxygen is brought into the lungs and into the body while carbon dioxide is exhaled. The red blood cells acquire the oxygen in the lungs and carry it to the body cells that need oxygen. The red blood cells then take the carbon dioxide produced by the cells and transport it back to the lungs where it is breathed out of the body.