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Contractions of the diaphragm and the intercostals muscle change the size of the thorax. Because of this, it causes air to move in and out of the lungs. The circulatory system releases CO2 or gaseous wastes to the lung where it is exhaled from the body
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoAir does not go through the body... it goes in and out. The diaphragm and intercostal muscles are responsible for moving air in and out of your body. In very young children, abdominal muscles may also be used in moving air in and out. Additionally, when a person has trouble breathing their body may use other muscle groups to assist with breathing... these are called "accessory muscles." They might include the muscles in your face (to flare your nostrils or purse your lips), neck, or abdomine.
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∙ 10y agoThe Diaphragm.
The diaphragm. It is located right under the lungs, and contracts and relaxes to push air in and out of the lungs.
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∙ 12y agoIt's not actually "in your rib" but at the bottom of the rib cage, and it's called the diaphragm.
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∙ 12y agoI believe It's called the Diaphragm.
It moves up and pushes air out of your lungs when you exhale, and moves down to allow air into your lungs when you inhale
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∙ 15y agoThoracic Diaphragm.
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∙ 12y agoThe diaphram
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What is the large breathing muscle that contracts to create a vacuum drawing air into the nose and mouth?
Your lungs are the largest breathing muscle in your body.
What does the human diaphragm do?
It contracts and relaxes to help pull air into the lungs and push it back out. The diaphragm contracts and moves lower which expands the ribs and allows air to move into the lungs. When it relaxes, the ribs contract and push air back out of the lungs.
Is the lungs a muscle?
Lungs are not muscles. They are made up of connective, epithelial, and nervous tissues. The diaphragm is the muscle that contracts and relaxes to expand and relax the chest cavity. Your lungs just fill with air -- which is why they appear to be moving (much like a when a balloon fills with air).
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 is a latge mussel mammals have for bringing air into their body?
A mussel is a shellfish. - You are referring to a 'muscle', and animals get air through the trachea into the lungs as the diaphragm muscle expands and contracts.
What is the function of the sphincter in the urinary system?
The diaphragm is the main muscle involved with the respiratory system. It either contracts or expands to allow air in or out of the lungs, which makes you breathe.The diaphragm is the main muscle involved with the respiratory system. It either contracts or expands to allow air in or out of the lungs, which makes you breathe.
When you breath which muscle is doing the main contraction to force air in and out?
The diaphragm, a muscle below the lungs, contracts to pull air into the lungs. In order to forcefully exhale, both the abdominal muscles and the internal intercostal muscles can be contracted to compress the lungs.
Were is the diaphragm belong?
The diaphagm - is a sheet of muscle that separates the lungs from the abdomen. When we breathe in - it contracts, which makes the lungs expand - drawing air in. When we breathe out - it relaxes, allowing the air to escape.
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.
What is Diaphragm?
Lungs do not contain muscle tissue. air enters your lungs when the muscular diaphragm contracts, pulling your ribs up and out. The diaphragm relaxes when you exhale.
What muscles help you breathe?
The main muscle that helps us to breathe is the diaphragm. When it contracts it creates a lower pressure area inside the lungs than is in the outside air, and this basically sucks air into the lungs. The lungs exhale through their own natural recoil.
What carries air into your lungs?
when you contract your diaphram, or the lung muscle, your lungs become somewhat empty. this is called a partial vacuum. this is something that air, water, anything that can go in try to fill. the lungs, now a vacuum, pull stuff, supposed to be air!,into the lungs.
