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What happens to the lungs when the chest cavity becomes bigger?
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∙ 13y ago
The lungs expand.
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What happens to the size of the chest cavity as you inhale?
The movement of the diaphragm affects the size of the chest cavity by when you inhale the chest cavity enlarges, but when you exhale the chest cavity becomes smaller.
When does the chest cavity become larger?
When you breath in, it becomes larger. Conversely, it is smaller when you exhale.
What happens to the volume of your chest cavity when you inhale?
When you inhale the volume increases, because the chest cavity expands to hold your breath.It increases.
What part of the respiratory system contracts when you inhale?
answer: diaphragm at the bottom of the chest cavity is a muscle called the diaphragm. when the diapragm contracts, the chest cavity becomes larger.
What happens to your chest when you inhale?
When you inhale, the chest cavity expands. Seventh grade life science, baby.When you breathe in, your diaphragm contracts (tightens) and moves downward. This increases the space in your chest cavity, into which your lungs expand. The intercostal muscles between your ribs also help enlarge the chest cavity. They contract to pull your rib cage both upward and outward when you inhale.
What happens to the size of the chest cavity as you inhale?
The movement of the diaphragm affects the size of the chest cavity by when you inhale the chest cavity enlarges, but when you exhale the chest cavity becomes smaller.
When does the chest cavity become larger?
When you breath in, it becomes larger. Conversely, it is smaller when you exhale.
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.
What happens to your lungs when you inhale?
the chest cavity expands.
What parts of the respiratory system when you inhale?
answer: diaphragm at the bottom of the chest cavity is a muscle called the diaphragm. when the diapragm contracts, the chest cavity becomes larger.
What happens to the volume of your chest cavity when you inhale?
When you inhale the volume increases, because the chest cavity expands to hold your breath.It increases.
What part of the respiratory system contracts when you inhale?
answer: diaphragm at the bottom of the chest cavity is a muscle called the diaphragm. when the diapragm contracts, the chest cavity becomes larger.
When the diaphragm contracts what happens to the size of the chest cavity?
It increases.
When exhaling what happens?
The diaphragm relaxes and reduces the space in the chest cavity.
What happens to the volume of your chest cavity when you enhale?
The volume of the chest increases due to the decrease in pressure in the lungs.
Which describes the action of the diaphragm and chest cavity when you exhale and squeeze air from the lungs?
it will changes the air pressure in the thoratic cavity by increasing or decreasing the thoratic volume
When the rib muscles and diaphragm relax and the chest cavity becomes what?
When the diaphragm and muscles of the rib cage relax, the thoracic cavity becomes smaller. These changes occur during exhalation.
