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Inside the Lungs The lungs consist of two large, spongy organs divided into sections called lobes. The right lung has three lobes, and the left has two. Inside the lungs is a branching system of progressively smaller tubes (called bronchial tubes), at the end of which are air sacs. Oxygen and carbon dioxide travel through […]