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There are several muscles that are responsible for breathing. They are the Diaphragm, the external intercostal muscle, and the internal intercostal muscle.

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There are several muscles that are responsible for breathing. They are the Diaphragm, the external intercostal muscle, and the internal intercostal muscle.

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intercostal muscle

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External intercostal

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The diaphragm (a sheet of muscle underneath the ribcage) and intercostal muscles (located between your ribs).

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You are thinking of the external intercostal muscle which attaches to the *bone* of the ribs. However, at the cartilage of the rib the muscular portion is replaced by the external intercostal *membrane.*

Muscles produce force on their attachments, causing piezoelectric force which eventually forms the bony landmarks you learn in anatomy lab.

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