The Emergence Machine

Lung (Organ sense)

physical · Biology · Level 13 · E6

E6Organisms

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

An organ that facilitates the exchange of gases between blood and air, building on the principles of gas exchange and the structure of organs.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “lung organ” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “lung organ”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
lung
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L7L6L2L1L0Lung OrganExchangeProductionPrincipalCommunityOrganCooperationGasGroupTissue… intermediate l…ForceFormKinetic EnergyLifeActionChangeCollectionMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesLung OrganL13GasL6OrganL7ExchangeL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Gas L6 (requires) polysemous
    A respiratory organ that exchanges gases between blood and air in air-breathing vertebrates.
  • Organ L7 (requires) Biology sense
    A respiratory organ that exchanges gases between blood and air in air-breathing vertebrates.
  • Exchange L12 (requires)
    A respiratory organ that exchanges gases between blood and air in air-breathing vertebrates.