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You may be thinking of the diaphragm. There are others such as the intercostals.

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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 muscle works with the lungs and ribs to get air in and waste gases out of the lungs?

The muscle is the "diaphragm" muscle. It is located beneath the lungs. When it moves down and away, it creates lower pressure around the lungs, and the air pressure outside the body flows into the lungs. When it moves up and in, it compresses the lungs, increasing the pressure to force the air back out.


What force cause air to move in an out of the lungs?

inhale:- the air pressure in the lungs decreases and air moves in. exhale:-air pressure in the lungs increases and air moves out.


What type of muscle moves bones?

Skeletal Muscles.


What muscle in your body that moves on their own we call them involuntary muscle?

heart muscle


What does the diaphragm muscle do when air moves into the lungs?

The diaphragm moves down to make the lungs expand (inhalation)


When your muscle shortens and moves a load?

muscle fibers contracting


What type of muscle tissue moves the heart?

The cardiac muscle


What are the two movement of muscle?

Pulling and contracting is how a muscle moves the bones ....


What muscle moves when you breath?

the diaphragm... ^_^


What muscle moves the cheeks?

Buccinator


What are the name of the muscles in the muscular system?

There are three different muscles * skeletal muscle(moves bones) * smooth muscle(moves organs and blood vessels) * cardiac muscle(heart)