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What organ protect the lungs and support breathing?

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∙ 14y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

There is no organ responsible for protecting the lungs (one may argue the skin), but the ribcage plays a large (if not the largest) role in protecting the lungs.

The diaphragm is the primary muscle for breathing and the intercostal muscles (between ribs) are secondary respiratory muscles.

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