Lungs, Lungs Diseases, Functions of Lungs. Lungs are the major organ of our respiratory system, helping us obtain oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide. Our chest cavity houses a pair of lungs which open to the external environment through the nose and mouth. A cylindrical tube, called trachea, is the main link between the lungs and the nose and mouth.
Flula Borg is a German-born multipurpose entertainer who does work as a musician, DJ, actor, hype man, and YouTube personality.
A woman's place is in science. Tabia Santos was a research assistant in a neuroscience lab at the Columbia University Medical Center. Now she is using what she has learned as she trains to be a surgeon at the Hofstra School of Medicine in Hempstead, N.Y. (where she is student body president).