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The diaphragm contracts and the pressure in the chest cavity decreases during?
Inspiration
What muscle or muscles expand the chest cavity by rotating the ribs upward contibuting to inspiration?
What muscle expand the chest cavity by rotating the ribs upward, contributing to inspiration
When does the chest cavity become larger?
When you breath in, it becomes larger. Conversely, it is smaller when you exhale.
Which cavity of the body will be found the thymus gland?
chest cavity (Laryngeal cavity)
The intercostals are located?
The intercostal muscles are located between the ribs. They play important roles in breathing. There are two sets of intercostal muscles, external and internal. The external intercostals contract during normal inspiration, causing the rib cage to expand out and up and thus increase the volume of the chest cavity. The internal intercostals are used during forced expiration only. When they contract, the rib cage pulled down and together, shrinking the volume of the chest cavity.
The diaphragm contracts and the pressure in the chest cavity decreases during?
Inspiration
How does the expansion of the chest wall expand the lungs during inspiration?
the air goes up to the chest cavity. Hope this helps you!
What happens to lung volume during inspiration?
Chest cavity volume increases during inahalation, and decreases during exhalation.
What muscle expand chest cavity upward during inspiration?
The diaphragm (a sheet of muscle underneath the ribcage) and intercostal muscles (located between your ribs).
What muscle or muscles expand the chest cavity by rotating the ribs upward contibuting to inspiration?
What muscle expand the chest cavity by rotating the ribs upward, contributing to inspiration
What are you doing if the chest cavity increases?
The chest cavity increases in size during inhalation
What is a diaphragm of chest cavity?
The chest cavity is where your heart, lungs, and esophagus reside. It's essentially everything located behind the chest wall, but in front of the spine, above the diaphragm and below the throat.
What is it called when the diaphragm relaxes and the chest cavity becomes smaller?
During exhalation the diaphragm relaxes and the chest cavity gets smaller.
When does the chest cavity become larger?
When you breath in, it becomes larger. Conversely, it is smaller when you exhale.
What cavity are the lung and heart in?
Chest cavity
What word reflects the relationship between the heart and the chest cavity?
The heart is within the chest cavity. It is located medially in the chest cavity.
What is the function of the chest cavity?
The function of the chest cavity is to support some internal organs. The lungs and the heart are located in the chest cavity which protects and supports them.
