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What part of the respiratory system contracts when you inhale?
answer: diaphragm at the bottom of the chest cavity is a muscle called the diaphragm. when the diapragm contracts, the chest cavity becomes larger.
Which cavity of the body will be found the thymus gland?
chest cavity (Laryngeal cavity)
What happens to the size of the chest cavity as you inhale?
The movement of the diaphragm affects the size of the chest cavity by when you inhale the chest cavity enlarges, but when you exhale the chest cavity becomes smaller.
The pleural membrane lines the chest cavity and lies over the?
The pleural membrane lines the chest cavity and lies over the
What happens to the volume of your chest cavity when you inhale?
When you inhale the volume increases, because the chest cavity expands to hold your breath.It increases.
What is a thorachotomy?
A thoracotomy is a surgical procedure to gain access to the organs in the chest cavity: the lungs, heart, and esophagus, In lay terms it is known as 'cracking the chest' because it involves separating the ribs or cutting through the mediastinum.
What is it called when the diaphragm relaxes and the chest cavity becomes smaller?
During exhalation the diaphragm relaxes and the chest cavity gets smaller.
What cavity are the lung and heart in?
Chest cavity
What is Empyema in the pleural cavity also called?
Empyema in the pleural cavity is sometimes called empyema thoracis, or empyema of the chest
What is the space called between the lungs and chest?
The mediastinum.
What parts of the respiratory system when you inhale?
answer: diaphragm at the bottom of the chest cavity is a muscle called the diaphragm. when the diapragm contracts, the chest cavity becomes larger.
What is the dome shaped sheet of muscle they forms the bitten of the chest cavity?
What is the dome-shaped sheet of muscle that forms the bottom of the chest cavity?The dome-shaped sheet of muscle that forms the bottom of the chest cavity is called Diaphragm.
How many cavities does the thoracic cavity have?
The thoracic cavity is just one large cavity. It is smaller than the abdominopelvic (otherwise called just the abdominal) cavity. The thoracic cavity is called your chest.
What is the cavity in the chest called?
The Thoracic Cavity. More specifically, the Left and Right Pleural Cavities. Both answers would be correct, but some teachers/professors prefer the more specific one.
What part of the respiratory system contracts when you inhale?
answer: diaphragm at the bottom of the chest cavity is a muscle called the diaphragm. when the diapragm contracts, the chest cavity becomes larger.
What word reflects the relationship between the heart and the chest cavity?
The heart is within the chest cavity. It is located medially in the chest cavity.
What is the function of the chest cavity?
The function of the chest cavity is to support some internal organs. The lungs and the heart are located in the chest cavity which protects and supports them.
