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The diaphragm is stimulated the same way all other muscles are - nerve impulses that originate in the brain (or sometimes the spinal cord). The intercostal muscles expand during inhalation and contract during exhalation in response to the movement of the lungs by the diaphragm.

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Q: How are diaphragm and intercostal muscles stimulated?
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