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The 23 pages that link to Lung, each with the reason it gives.

• GillsCompared with: Lungs exchange gases with air, while gills are adapted to exchange gases with water.

• AmphibianRelated: Many adult amphibians use lungs, although some rely chiefly on skin or mouth lining.

• TetrapodRelated: Air breathing helped some ancestral lineages function in oxygen-poor waters and on land.

• Swim bladderCompared with: Lungs and swim bladders share evolutionary history but differ in typical function and connection to airways.

• KidneyCompared with: The lungs regulate blood gases; kidneys regulate fluid, electrolytes, and acid-base balance.

• TadpoleRelated: Lungs develop or become functional as many tadpoles prepare for life outside water.

• OsteichthyesRelated: Lungs occur in several osteichthyan lineages and are central to air breathing.

• Metabolic acidosisNarrower topic: Ventilation changes carbon dioxide quickly, providing the main immediate compensation.

• Fish gillCompared with: Lungs exchange gases with air, whereas fish gills are adapted to flowing water.

• SarcopterygiiRelated: Lungs occur in lungfish and many other sarcopterygians, though respiratory structures vary across the clade.

• LungfishRelated: Lungfish use lungs to take in atmospheric oxygen, especially when water oxygen is scarce.

• SyrinxRelated: Air passing through the lungs also supplies airflow for syringeal sound.

• Insect respirationCompared with: Unlike lungs, insect tracheae deliver air close to tissues rather than relying on blood to carry most oxygen.

• Chest computed tomographyRelated: Its air-filled tissue creates distinctive CT patterns that aid diagnosis.

• ReptiliaRelated: Reptilian respiration relies on lungs rather than adult gill breathing.

• PleuraRelated: The visceral pleura directly covers each lung.

• ElastinBroader topic: Elastic fibers contribute to the passive recoil that helps expel air.

• BreathingBroader topic: Their expansion and recoil make the cyclical movement of air possible.

• External gillsCompared with: Lungs exchange gases with air inside the body, rather than water across exposed gills.

• PulmonologyBroader topic: Lung structure determines how many respiratory diseases impair breathing.

• Yellow-lipped sea kraitRelated: It breathes air and uses its lung as a buoyancy aid while swimming.

• BichirRelated: Bichirs use paired lungs to breathe atmospheric oxygen.

• ExcretionRelated: They excrete carbon dioxide, a metabolic waste carried from tissues in the blood.