answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

so that more oxygen can come in easier.

User Avatar

Wiki User

17y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why do you open your mouth so wide when you yawn?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about Zoology

What happens in your body when you yawn or swallow?

When you feel sleepy, you yawn. When you feel bored, you yawn. The kid next to you yawns. You yawn, too--even if you are wide awake and having a good time. So why are you yawning? Let's check it out. Your body needs oxygen. You get oxygen by breathing in air. Your body also needs to get rid of carbon dioxide. When you breathe out, this carbon dioxide is carried out of your body. Your brain makes sure you have the right amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your body. If you have too much carbon dioxide in your body, your brain tells your mouth to open. It tells your throat to tighten. And it tells your chest to take a deep breath. In other words, your brain makes you yawn. Oxygen rushes in. Carbon dioxide rushes out.


What causes you to yawn?

We yawn because when we breath through our mouths it brings in more oxygen than when we breath in through our noses. ( which is what most people do.) Sometimes, our brain doesn't think that its getting enough oxgen so it makes you yawn. Try yawning now - feel how much oxgen comes into your mouth? That's why.


Why do many yawn when one yawns even out of sight?

they yawn because when you yawn it passes on to other people . so you yawn then someone's right next to you then i think they inhale then they start to yawn ?


Why do we yawn when you are sleepy?

because your mind is not concentrated so you yawn to show you to go to bed


What happens if you don't yawn?

We yawn because We yawn because we need to get rid of CO2, so that would mean if you don't yawn you will eventually die from hypercapnia (too much CO2)!

Related questions

How do you put a yawn into context?

:-0 a yawn is the stretching of the mouth, open wide action, smiling like a doughnut so to speak


Do rattle snakes eat rabbits?

yes they can there mouth muscles are so strong they could open there mouth that wide to eat a whole rabbit


How can you clearly speak Shakespeare's works?

open your mouth really WIDE so that you speak really clearly :)


Why does Demi Lovato open her mouth so wide when she sings?

she likes to sing loud or shes born like that


What helps a snake open its mouth so wide?

it has a bone that lets it open its mouth to a 90 degree angle and it stretches its jaw out because it isn't exactly atached the it pulls the food in with separate jaws


What happens in your body when you yawn or swallow?

When you feel sleepy, you yawn. When you feel bored, you yawn. The kid next to you yawns. You yawn, too--even if you are wide awake and having a good time. So why are you yawning? Let's check it out. Your body needs oxygen. You get oxygen by breathing in air. Your body also needs to get rid of carbon dioxide. When you breathe out, this carbon dioxide is carried out of your body. Your brain makes sure you have the right amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your body. If you have too much carbon dioxide in your body, your brain tells your mouth to open. It tells your throat to tighten. And it tells your chest to take a deep breath. In other words, your brain makes you yawn. Oxygen rushes in. Carbon dioxide rushes out.


Why is ben your bus driver so moody?

Because he is obese, ugly and although he never manages to open his mouth to speak im sure he can open it very wide to be the size he is now


How does a snake eat a rabbit?

The jaw of a snake is not attached to his skull. So he can open his mouth, incredibly wide. He doesnt chew, but swallows the rabbit whole.


How do you do high screams?

Just make it so you sound like you are clearing your throat hard. The open your mouth wide enough for the high scream to come out.


What does the smiley face XD mean?

It means they are smiling so hard wrinkles come out! XD laughing with eyes closed and mouth wide open /\


What happens when your mouth is open when you die?

As you die, your muscles relax, so your mouth falls open.


What causes you to yawn?

We yawn because when we breath through our mouths it brings in more oxygen than when we breath in through our noses. ( which is what most people do.) Sometimes, our brain doesn't think that its getting enough oxgen so it makes you yawn. Try yawning now - feel how much oxgen comes into your mouth? That's why.