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Action of the diaphragm causes healthy lungs to inflate in whole like a balloon.
Doctors have said that the average person does not breath properly, thereby not filling our lungs with sufficient air to help purify our blood. We should do daily exercises of deep beathing or get into the habit of breathing more deeply than we do.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 6y agoYour lungs themselves do not inflate/deflate. The diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract and expand the chest cavity. This expansion lowers the pressure in the chest cavity below the outside air pressure causing air to flow in through the airways and inflate the lungs.
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∙ 9y agoThe lungs inflate part by part. The lungs inflate when the diaphragm is pulled down. The intercostal muscles push out, which causes the chest and lungs to expand and to create a vacuum.
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How do alveoli work?
The alveoli are located in the lungs. They are used to move carbon dioxide and oxygen between the lungs and the bloodstream.
How do plants make air?
Just like humans do. they inhale to inflate their lungs and deflate to release carbon dioxide and deflate their lungs at least land animals do. sea animals use a special set of lungs called gills
Is the nose part of the lungs?
The nose is not a part of the lungs. However, the nose and lungs are both part of the same organ system, that is the respiratory system.
Why might vital capacity and expiratory reserve decrease with age?
As the age increases, the lungs become more elastic and do not inflate as easily. Therefore, the amount of air that can be held in the lungs decrease and the maximal voluntary ventilation decreases.
What two organs from other systems are also considered to be part of the excretory system?
The lungs and the skin are part of the excretory system as both give off some wastes.
What causes the lungs to inflate and deflate?
Yes, but only when you breathe in. when you breathe out, they will deflate.
Location of lungs in context of diaphragm?
The lungs are located anterior to the diaphragm. The diaphragm is the means by which the lungs inflate and deflate.
What part makes your lunges inflate and deflate?
The diaphragm.
What is the definition of mechanical ventilation?
Mechanical ventilation is the use of a mechanical device (machine) to inflate and deflate the lungs.
What do the Lungs do in the respiratory system?
They get bigger, then smaller. Yup, pretty much. P.S the person who wrote this is stupid...The lungs inflate then deflate XD
Will heat deflate or inflate a ball?
Heat rises it will inflate a ball. The cold will deflate a ball
What is the opposite of deflate?
The opposite of deflate is inflate, or expand.
Why does the respiratory system need the diaphragm?
because the diaphragm helps the lungs with the breathing.<3
Why would have wet surfaces on the inside of the lungs be useful?
It allows the lungs to inflate and deflate without the "walls" sticking to each other, acting as a lubricant.
What is the opposite of inflate?
deflate
What is an antonym for inflate?
Deflate
Does the diaphragm produce hormones?
No the diaphragm does not produce hormones. All the diaphragm is is a muscle that expands and contracts to inflate and deflate your lungs.
