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Explain what causes the lungs to inflate in light of the fact that the lungs themselves do not have any skeletal muscle?
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∙ 15y ago
The inter coastal muscles in between the ribs make the ribs expand. the pleural membrane is like a slippery skin that sticks to the ribs and when they expand the lungs expand aswell.
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∙ 15y ago
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What part of your lungs inflate and deflate?
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arthritis
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