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Air enters the lungs because the pressure in the atmosphere is greater than the pressure in the lungs.

Lung pressure is lowered by increasing the volume of the lungs. This is achieved by lowering the diaphragm and raising the rib cage.

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Air rushes in with chest expansion by moving the muscles of the chest and the diaphragm this creates a lowered pressure with that causes the lungs to inflate.

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because of air pressure

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