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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Lung. | Oct 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Breathtaking Lungs: Their Function and Anatomy. | Jul 10, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pressbooks at Virginia Tech - Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students - Mechanics of the Lungs. | Nov 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - The Lungs and Pleurae. | Oct 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Alcohol Pharmacology Education Partnership - The Structure and Function of Lungs. | Jan 18, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - A four-part guide to lung immunology: Invasion, inflammation, immunity, and intervention. | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Added media. | Nov 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Meet the lungs. | Nov 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet - Lung Anatomy Diagram: How the Lungs Work. | Aug 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Teach Me Anatomy - The Lungs. | May 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Physiology, Lung. | Mar 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Lung. | Jan 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - The Lungs. | Dec 10, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Anatomy of the Lung. | May 01, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Lungs: Facts, Function and Diseases. | Feb 21, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 03, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet.com - Definition of Breathing. | Sep 25, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Women's and Children's Health Network - Kids' Health - Your Lung. | Jan 13, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and technology For Kids! - Lung. | Jan 12, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Medscape - Lung Anatomy. | Apr 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: InnerBody - Lung. | Apr 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Healthy Lungs vs. Smokers� Lungs: What You Need to Know. | Apr 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Lungs. | Apr 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Lung Anatomy. | Apr 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Biography of Jean-Michel Basquiat. | Apr 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedicineNet.com - Lung Anatomy. | Apr 01, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Kids Health for Teens - Lungs and Respiratory System. | Feb 14, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Science - Lung. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Kids' Health for kids - Your Lungs And Respiratory System. | Apr 05, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Nemours KidsHealth - For Parents - Lungs and Respiratory System. | Oct 14, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Health - How Your Lungs Work. | Jul 31, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Teens Health - Lungs and Respiratory System. | May 11, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 05, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Mar 28, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 27, 1999 |
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