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When the diaphragm expands, causes the lungs to become smaller forcing all the air in the lungs to be pushed out since there is more pressure. When the diaphragm contracts, it makes more room for the lungs to expand, forcing air in the lungs since there is more space.
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Is the diaphragm superior to the lungs?
Yes the liver lies below the diaphragm on the right side of the abdomen.
What does the human diaphragm do?
It contracts and relaxes to help pull air into the lungs and push it back out. The diaphragm contracts and moves lower which expands the ribs and allows air to move into the lungs. When it relaxes, the ribs contract and push air back out of the lungs.
How the diaphragm helps the lungs?
Your diaphragm contracts and expands when you breath. When the diaphragm contracts, air rushes into the lungs. When the diaphragm relaxes, air is exhaled.
What muscles move the air in and out of the lungs?
I think you meant move air into the lungs. The muscle is the diaphragm.
What controls the of air?
diaphragm,lungs
What moves air in and out the lungs?
the diaphragm
When you breath which muscle is doing the main contraction to force air in and out?
The diaphragm, a muscle below the lungs, contracts to pull air into the lungs. In order to forcefully exhale, both the abdominal muscles and the internal intercostal muscles can be contracted to compress the lungs.
What is the importance of diaphragm?
The importance of diaphragm is that it helps the functionality of the lungs. The diaphragm will contract and expand so as it regulate the air pressure in the lungs.
How and why air moves into and out of lungs when you inhale and exhale?
When you breathe in, your diaphragm will contract, causing your lungs to expand and suck in air. When you breathe out, your diaphragm will relax, causing your lungs to shrink and force out air.
How lungs get oxygen?
From the air drawn into the lungs by movement of the diaphragm
How fast does a tarantula breathe?
They don't physically breathe in & out - like animals an people. They have no diaphragm to pull air into their lungs. The spiders lungs are simple 'book lungs' which simply exchange gasses.
What does the diaphragm muscle do when air moves into the lungs?
The diaphragm moves down to make the lungs expand (inhalation)
