para>Normal lungs
The lungs sit in the chest, inside the ribcage. They are covered with a thin membrane called the "pleura. " � The windpipe (or trachea) branches into two smaller airways called the left and right "bronchus. " � The space between the lungs is called the "mediastinum. " � Lymph nodes are located within and around the lungs and mediastinum.
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Normal lungs
The lungs sit in the chest, inside the ribcage. They are covered with a thin membrane called the "pleura. " � The windpipe (or trachea) branches into two smaller airways called the left and right "bronchus. " � The space between the lungs is called the "mediastinum. " � Lymph nodes are located within and around the lungs and mediastinum.
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