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Why are your lungs more like sponges or balloons?
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More like balloons: Lungs maintain their expansion by a tight seal to the chest wall. Like a balloon, if that seal is broken, the lung will collapse inwards. Sponges have a lot of cavities, but will maintain their shape whether full of water or air, or not. You can squeeze a sponge to a small shape but it will quickly expand to its usual shape.
Answered 2/24/2018
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