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The diaphragm contracts when you inhale, making the space in your ribcage (thoracic cavity) more spacious and drop in pressure. Air is therefor "sucked" in due to this pressure difference. When you exhale, the diaphragm relaxes, pushing air back out. Without the diaphragm, it would be difficult to "grasp" air and pull it into your lungs.
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What is is the function of the diaphragm?
Allows people to breath
Does diaphragm function in the fetus?
It does not because the foetus's blood is oxidized by the mother so there is no need for the foetus to breath. Animals generally take their first breath at birth.
What muscle moves when you breath?
the diaphragm... ^_^
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 is the functions of diaphgram?
The function of the diaphragm is to go up when you inhalewhen you exhale it goes down it helps you breath so when you breathe say "Thank you diaphragm I think your special because if it wasn't for you I would be dead the first breath I take" SO REMEMBER ALWAYS BE CAREFUL AROUND YOUR DAIPHRAGM!!!!
What is the muscle that causes you to breath?
That would be the diaphragm.
What causes non stop hiccups?
its when your diaphragm spazzums and you use your diaphragm to breath so if you stop breathing (hold your breath) you should be just fine (:
A sentence using diaphragm?
When you breath, your diaphragm moves up and down , causing air to flow into and out of the lungs .
What is the function of the diaphram?
the function of the diaphragm is to separate the thorax from the abdomen it is the most essential part of the respiratory system. it helps you to breath evenly.
When the diaphragm contracts where does the air go?
When the diaphragm contracts the air is pushed out to the lungs and we breath. also when you project your voice you diaphragm rises causing you to take deeper breaths- this is why you breath more when you project your voice\sing etc
When you pull in your breath then your stomach will?
It will push out, if you are breathing from the diaphragm.
What type of muscle is diaphragm?
The diaphragm ( the muscle underneath your lungs that help you breath) is a skeletal muscle, not smooth
