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When the diaphragm contracts, it pulls down and creates a vacuum in the lungs, which helps in breathing in.

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What happens to the rib cage when inhaling and exhaling?

it expands as we inhale and contrasts as we exhale...this allows our lungs to fill up with air without pushing on out rib cage the rib cage moves up and out when inhaling and moves down and in when exhaling.


Describe how the diaphragm and rib muscles work together to control inhaling and exhaling?

The diaphragm contracts and moves downward during inhalation, increasing the volume of the chest cavity and drawing air into the lungs. The rib muscles, such as the external intercostals, help expand the chest wall outward to create more space for the lungs to fill with air. During exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward, while the rib muscles relax and help decrease the volume of the chest cavity, forcing air out of the lungs.


To take air into the body and force it out again?

Breathing is the process of inhaling air into the lungs to take in oxygen and exhaling to expel carbon dioxide. The diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract during inhalation, expanding the chest cavity and creating negative pressure to draw air into the lungs. Exhalation occurs when the diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax, allowing the chest cavity to recoil and expel air from the lungs.


Does the diaphragm contract during inhalation?

Yes.Contraction of the diaphragm causes it to flatten, lowering its dome. This increases volume in the thoracic cavity and creates a vacuum. This vacuum inflates the lungs by drawing air into the body.Boyle's Law - If the size of a closed container is increased, the pressure of the gas inside the closed container decreases.In this scenario, the thoracic cavity is the "closed container" that became bigger in size with the diaphragm contracting and flattening. With the increase in size, the pressure decreases.For air to flow into the lungs, the pressure in the lungs must become lower than the atmospheric pressure. The diaphragm is the mechanism that achieves this process.During exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and raises, returning to its dome-shape. This causes the volume to decrease and the pressure to increase to a level greater than atmospheric pressure, making it impossible to receive any air.No, the diaphragm is contracted during inspiration, becoming flattened.It is relaxed during expiration, becoming dome-shaped.


How is the diaphragm important?

The diaphragm is a large muscle that is located underneath the lungs. The diaphragm is important in respiration. During respiration, the diaphragm contracts, creating more space in the thoracic cavity for air to be breathed in.

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What happens during exhalation the diaphragm?

When breathing in, or inhaling, the diaphragm contracts, or tightens. When exhaling, or breathing out, the diaphragm expands, or loosens.


How does a diaphragm help during inhaling or exhaling?

it separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity. other wise they would e everywhere! please reply to this by saying if it helped and what you thought of it (you can do this by 'improving the answer')


What two gasses increase or decrease during inhaling exhaling?

oxygen and carbon dioxide


Why do people get the hickkups?

With the contraction of the diaphragm by spasm the inhaling of air is stopped suddenly the gap in the vocal cords reduce during the contraction of diaphragm which causes a hiccup and the process is repeated


What muscles are used when exhaling?

During a period of relaxed and average respiration, the muscles associated with inspiration, or the process of inhaling, include the muscles of the diaphragm, the external intercostal muscles, and the interchondral region of the internal intercostal muscles.


Do you inhale or exhale when the diaphragm expands and arches upward?

When the diaphragm expands and arches upward, it creates more space in the chest cavity, allowing air to rush in. This is called the inhalation phase of breathing, so you would be inhaling during this process.


When a person exhales what happens to the diaphragm?

The diaphragm muscles contract and relax pulling the diaphragm down and then releasing it. When we inhale, our diaphragm muscles contracts and flattens. When we exhale, they relax and arch upwards.


Describe the function of your diaphragm and explain how inhaling and exhaling occurs?

Breathing is done by your diaphragm. When you breathe in, your diaphragm tightens (contracts) and moves downward so your lungs can expand. When you breathe out (exhale) your diaphragm relaxes (expands) and moves up into your chest.


The Taking in of air is called?

The process of taking in air is called inhalation. During inhalation, the diaphragm and rib muscles contract to expand the chest cavity, allowing air to enter the lungs.


Describe the movement of the ribcage and diaphragm during exhalation?

I believe the ribs are there to protect our lungs, heart etc. When we breath in, what we are actually doing is telling our diaphragm to contract, which moves it in a downwards motion. This caused pressure in our lungs to lower which pulls in air.


What moves down when you breathe in?

Your diaphragm moves downward during exhaling.


What happens to the rib cage when inhaling and exhaling?

it expands as we inhale and contrasts as we exhale...this allows our lungs to fill up with air without pushing on out rib cage the rib cage moves up and out when inhaling and moves down and in when exhaling.