• Question: Why is our left lung smaller than our right lung?

    Asked by peter296 to Tommy, Sonia, Simon, Ollie, Jean on 1 May 2020.
    • Photo: Simon Spichak

      Simon Spichak answered on 1 May 2020:

      Hi Peter, the left lung is slightly smaller because our heart is also located on the left side of our body. A slightly smaller left lung gives us room for the heart in our chest.

    • Photo: Sonia Lenehan

      Sonia Lenehan answered on 1 May 2020:

      Hi Peter296! Simon said it perfectly, we need space for our heart!

    • Photo: Ollie Otter

      Ollie Otter answered on 1 May 2020:

      Hi Peter,
      The left lung is a little smaller than the right lung because it shares space in the left side of the chest with the heart.

    • Photo: Tommy Hayden

      Tommy Hayden answered on 1 May 2020:

      Hi Peter

      As answered already, the left lung is smaller than the right lung to allow room for our heart. Most of our bodies are fairly symmetrical. The reason the heart is slightly to the left is because blood gets pumped around the body from the left ventrical. This is the biggest chamber in the heart and is the reason the heart is slightly to the left in our bodies

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