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There is no middle lobe on the left lung and the right lung is shorter than the left lung.
Differences between Left & Right Lungs
Right Lung
Left Lung
Heavier (625 gram)
Lighter 565 (gram)
Shorter & wider due to upward
compression by liver
Longer & narrower due to side
compression by heart
Has oblique & horizontal fissure
Has only horizontal fissure
Consists of 3 lobes: Upper,
middle & lower
Consists of 2 lobes: upper &
lower
Base more concave by liver
compression
Base less concave
Anterior border is complete
Anterior border shows
Cardiac notch
Lingual (at 6th costal cartilage)
Hilum contains two bronchi:
Eparterial
Hyparterial
Hilum contains one bronchus
only
Hilum contains one bronchial
artery only
Hilum contains two bronchial
arteries
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Right lung
Left lung
Heavier
Lighter
Shorter & wider due to upward compression by liver
Longer & narrower due to side compression by heart
Has oblique & horizontal (transverse) fissure
Only has oblique fissure
Three lobes: upper, middle, and lower
Two lobes: upper and lower
Base more concave by liver compression
Base less concave
Hilum: 2bronchi, 2pulmonary arteries, and 2 pulmonary veins
Hilum: one bronchus, 2pulmonary arteries, and 2 pulmonary veins
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe right lung is slighty broader and larger in size and in left lung a cardiac notch is present which is for the presence of Heart. So the left lung is divided into two lobes - superior and inferior lobes while the right lung is divided into three loes - superior, middle and inferior. Right lung is also little havier with weight of 625 gm. and of left lung is 567 gm in adult (an average).
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago1.) The left lung is smaller than the right because the left side of the heart is much larger than the right.
2.) one of them is in the right side of the body while the other is in the left!
Right lung
Left lung
Heavier
Lighter
Shorter & wider due to upward compression by liver
Longer & narrower due to side compression by heart
Has oblique & horizontal (transverse) fissure
Only has oblique fissure
Three lobes: upper, middle, and lower
Two lobes: upper and lower
Base more concave by liver compression
Base less concave
Hilum: 2bronchi, 2pulmonary arteries, and 2 pulmonary veins
Hilum: one bronchus, 2pulmonary arteries, and 2 pulmonary veins
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoRight lung
Left lung
Heavier
Lighter
Shorter & wider due to upward compression by liver
Longer & narrower due to side compression by heart
Has oblique & horizontal (transverse) fissure
Only has oblique fissure
Three lobes: upper, middle, and lower
Two lobes: upper and lower
Base more concave by liver compression
Base less concave
Hilum: 2bronchi, 2pulmonary arteries, and 2 pulmonary veins
Hilum: one bronchus, 2pulmonary arteries, and 2 pulmonary veins
Wiki User
∙ 12y agobecause the right lung has a function that connects to the heart and the left doesnt.
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoThe left lung is on the left and the right lung is on the right.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe left lung is slightly smaller, has two lobes - whereas the right lung is slightly larger, and has three lobes.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoOne is slightly larger than the other.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agothe right one is a little bit bigger
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How is the right and left lungs different from each other?
The right lung has three sections or lobes while the left lung is smaller and only has two lobes
Is the right or left lung larger?
The right lung is larger than left lung The left lung is made up of 2 lobes while right is made up of 3 lobes.
How many lobes does the left lung have?
After the mainstem bronchus, two secondary bronchi supply the left lung (and three supply the right lung).
Which side of the lungs has 3 lobes?
The left lung has only two lobes and the right has three.
Which lung is bigger--your right or your left?
Your left lung is smaller. The right lung has three lobes: superior, middle and inferior. The left lung has only two lobes: the superior and inferior. The heart takes up the space that would have otherwise been used for a middle lobe on the left lung.
Why is the left lung smaller than the right lung eft lung smallerthan the right lung?
to accommodate the heart
Is the left lung exactly identical to the right lung?
No.
Is the right lung is ipsilateral to the left lung?
No, it is contralateral.
Which is bigger the left or the right lungs?
The right lung is larger and heavier. The right lung has three lobes, the left only two.
Why is the right lung in cattle bigger than the left lung?
well the right lung has 3 lobes and the left lung has only 2. its to give room for your heart.
The right lung has two lobes?
The right lung has 3 lungs. The left lung has two to make room for the <3 heart
How many lobes do the right and left lung have?
The right lung contains three lobes. The left lobe only has two. Because of the heart on the left side, the left lung only has two lobes to make more room for the heart to pump on that side.
