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What muscle contracts to expand the chest cavity?
The Diaphragm
When the diaphragm contracts the chest cavity is?
Depression results when the muscle fibers of the diaphragm contracts.
What is a smooth muscle that contracts or relaxes to change the volume of the chest?
The Diaphragm.
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 contracts when punching in a boxing match?
The pectoral (chest) muscles as well as the triceps muscle/
What is a muscle located on the chest wall?
Pectoralis major
What is the strong wall of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the stomach?
diaphragm.
What is the muscle that stretches across the upper chest?
The thin sheet of muscle is called the diaphragm. It relaxes and contracts to help us inhale and exhale.
What does breathing have to do with the muscular system?
Breathing involves the diaphragm, a muscle essential for respiration. When you inhale, the diaphragm contracts and moves downward, creating space in the chest cavity for the lungs to expand. This action helps to draw air into the lungs, promoting oxygen exchange and supporting overall muscle function.
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.
Which muscle is responsible for holding the scapula on the chest wall?
The Serratus Anterior muscle is responsible for holding the scapula against the chest wall. It helps stabilize the scapula and is important for proper shoulder movement and function.
How do the lungs move?
The diaphragm is a strong wall of muscle on the bottom of the chest cavity. As this wall of muscle expands downward, a vacuum is created which pulls air into the lungs. As the diaphragm returns to it's original position, air is pushed out of the lungs.
