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The diaphragm moves down when you breathe in, so your lungs will expand to take in as much oxygen as possible.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoWhen the diaphragm is down it creates a negative pressure and this causes the lungs to fill up and expand .
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When air moves into the lungs when the diaphragm muscles do what?
The diaphragm moves down to make the lungs expand (inhalation)
What moves up and down to egt air out of the lungs?
The diaphragm.
What muscle in the lungs which contract and releases changing the volume of the lungs?
I believe that answer is the diaphragm. As the diaphragm moves up and down, it expands the lungs, and when the diaphragm goes up, the lungs release the air out again.
What moves up and down to expand the space in the lungs?
It is the thoracic diaphragm.
What does the diaphragm muscle do when air moves into the lungs?
The diaphragm moves down to make the lungs expand (inhalation)
A sentence using diaphragm?
When you breath, your diaphragm moves up and down , causing air to flow into and out of the lungs .
What moves air in and out the lungs?
the diaphragm
When the diaphragram moves down what does it do?
When the diaphragm moves down it is relaxing, causing the thoracic cavity to recoil. An increase in pressure causes the lungs to expel.
What happens when the diaphragm moves downward and the rib cage moves up and out?
The opposite. When you exhale, the diaphragm moves upward to push the air out of the lungs.
Air moves into the lungs when the diaphram muscle?
Air moves into the lungs when the diaphragm is flattened. The diaphragm is relaxed (arched) during expiration.
What happens to the diaphragm when you inhale and when you exhale?
When the diaphragm contracts and moves lower, the chest cavity enlarges, reducing the pressure outside the lungs. To equalize the pressure, air enters the lungs. When the diaphragm relaxes and moves back up, the elasticity of the lungs and chest wall pushes air out of the lungs.
When you breath out which direction does your diaphragm go?
When you breathe out the diaphragm moves upwards to push the air out of the lungs. When you breathe in the diaphragm moves downwards to draw air into the lungs. When you breathe out your diaphragm contract and moves upwards towards your head. when you breathe in too much your diaphragm explodes
