The lungs and associated airways are part of the body's respiratory system. The primary function of the respiratory system is to bring oxygen into the lungs, transfer it to the
blood, and expel carbon dioxide. Air is inhaled through the
nose and mouth, where it travels down the throat and into the trachea. The trachea is a large airway which splits into two smaller airways leading to the lungs.
View sub-topics at right to learn more about some specific lung and airway disorders and some of their common causes.
See Also
- Asbestosis: Overview
- Asthma: Overview
- Berylliosis: Overview
- Breathing: Overview
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans: Overview
- Bronchitis: Overview
- Bronchospasm: Overview
- Byssinosis / Brown Lung Disease
- Chocking: Overview
- Cyanosis: Overview
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Drowning: Overview
- Emphysema: Overview
- Farmer's Lung
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Overview
- Legionnaire's Disease: Overview
- Mesothelioma
- Metal Fume Fever: Overview
- Pleural Effusion: Overview
- Pleurisy: Overview
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension / PPH
- Pulmonary Edema: Overview
- Pulmonary Embolism: Overview
- Pulmonary Fibrosis: Overview
- Radiation Pneumonitis: Overview
- Silicosis: Overview
- Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury / TRALI: Overview
- Tuberculosis: Overview
- 1,1,1-Trichloroethane
- 1,2,3-Trichloropropane
- 1,3-Butadiene
- 2,3-Benzofuran
- 2-Butoxyethanol
- Accupril / Quinapril Hydrochloride: Overview
- Acetone
- Acrylonitrile
- Actos / Pioglitazone Hydrochloride
- Aluminum
- Antimony
- Anvil Exposure: Overview
- Arava / Leflunomide
- Avandia / Rosiglitazone
- Barium
- Bellvue, Colorado
- Bextra / Valdecoxib
- Bis(2-chloroethyl) Ether
- Bis(chloromethyl) Ether
- Boron
- Bromoform and Chlorodibromomethane
- Bromomethane
- Cadmium
- Calumet Lubricants/Pennzoil-Quaker State Refinery Site - Shreveport, La
- CCP Paper: Overview
- Chlorfenvinphos
- Chlorinated Dibenzofurans (CDFs)
- Chlorine
- Chlorine Dioxide
- Chromium IV Exposure: Overview
- Claritin / Loratadine
- Colfax Treating Co. & Durawood - Pineville, Louisiana & Alexandria, Louisiana
- CYPHER Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary Stent (CYPHER Stent)
- Cytosar-U / Cytarabine: Overview
- Diesel Exhaust
- Diethyl Phthalate Exposure: Overview
- Ephedra Recall
- Fiber Glass
- Fire Suppression Sprinklers: Overview
- Fruit Avenue Plume Site - Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Furan
- Gas Cans
- Gasoline
- Group B Strep - Diagnosis Errors
- Hall Street Plant - Beaverton, Oregon
- Herceptin / Trastuzumab
- Hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCPD)
- Hexamethylene Diisocyanate
- Hinkley, California: Overview
- Hydraulic Fluids
- Hydrogen Chloride
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Hydrogen Sulfide
- Iodine
- Irradiation: Overview
- Jet fuels JP-4 and JP-7
- Jet fuels JP-5 and JP-8
- Lewisite (Blister Agent)
- Los Alamos National Laboratory - New Mexico
- Malathion
- Manganese Exposure: Overview
- Methyl Isocyanate
- Methyl Parathion
- Methylamines Exposure: Overview
- Monopril / Fosinopril Sodium: Overview
- Mustard Gas
- Natick Laboratory - Natick, Massachusetts
- Nerve Agents
- NHC Healthcare Center Fire
- N-hexane
- Nickel
- Nitrobenzene
- Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure: Overview
- Nitrogen Mustards (HN-1, HN-2, HN-3) (Blister Agent)
- Nitrogen Oxides
- n-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine
- Norvir / Ritonavir: Overview
- Novantrone / Mitoxantrone Hydrochloride
- Otto Fuel II
- Oxytocin
- Pace, Florida: Overview
- Pacerone / Cordarone / Amiodarone Hydrochloride
- Pentachlorophenol
- Permax Recall
- Phenol
- Phosgene
- Phosgene Oxime
- Platinol / Cisplatin: Overview
- Plutonium
- Poles, Incorporated - Oldtown, Idaho
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / PAH
- Prince William Sound
- Proleukin / Aldesleukin: Overview
- Pyridine
- Radon
- Railroad Workers & The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA)
- Respirator Masks
- Respironics, Inc. ComfortGel Nasal Masks
- Rheumatrex / Methotrexate
- Selenium
- Selenium Hexafluoride
- Shiley TracheoSoft XLT Extended Length Tracheostomy Tubes
- Sodium and Calcium Hypochlorite
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Stadol / Butorphanol Tartrate
- Stoddard Solvent
- Styrene
- Sulfur Dioxide
- Sulfur Mustards H/HD and HT (Blister Agent)
- Sulfur Trioxide
- Symmetry Bypass Connector
- Synthetic Vitreous Fibers
- Tetryl
- Teveten / Eprosartan Mesylate: Overview
- Thallium
- Thorium
- Tin
- Titanium Tetrachloride
- Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH)
- Toxaphene
- Trichloroethylene
- Troy, Montana
- Vanadium Exposure: Overview
- Vicodin / Acetaminophen & Hydrocodone Bitartrate
- Virazole / Ribavirin
- Welding Rods
- White Phosphorus
- Xylene
- Zenapax / Daclizumab
- Zinc
- Zonolite/W.R. Grace Plant - Dearborn, Michigan
- Lung & Airway Disorders: Frequently Asked Questions