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Your rib cage protects your lungs
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What protects lungs and supporting breathing?
rib cage
Which organ protects the lungs and suports breathing?
The nose warms and filters air headed for the lungs.
What body organ or structure protects the lungs and supports the breathing?
ribs
Protects the lungs and supports breathing?
The Rib Cage, Sternum and the Diaphragm.
What protects the lungs and supports breathing?
The Rib Cage, Sternum and the Diaphragm.
Who protects the lungs?
our ribcage protects the lungs .
What do you call the bones that protects the lungs?
Your Rib Cage protects your lungs.
What is the function of thoracic cavity?
It holds in the organs at the chest (including the lungs, heart etc)
What part of your body protects the lungs and supports breathing?
The thorax or Thoracic cage does this. See the related link for more information.
Does the skull protect the lungs?
The skull protects the brain. The ribcage protects the lungs.
What bony cages protects th lungs?
The Sternum and the Rib Cage protects the lungs.
What organ protects lungs and supports breathing?
There is no organ responsible for protecting the lungs (one may argue the skin), but the ribcage plays a large (if not the largest) role in protecting the lungs.The diaphragm is the primary muscle for breathing and the intercostal muscles (between ribs) are secondary respiratory muscles.
