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Why does external pressure greatly affects the size of the lungs?
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How does the action of the external intercostal and diaphragm muscles draw air up your nose?
External intercostal and diaphragm increase the volume of the lungs, this action dicreases the pressure of the lungs. (we know pressure moves from the region of higher region to lower, in this case pressure is high in atmosphere and low in lungs). So air gets drew up in our nose.
How Cholesterol affects the respiratory system?
It indirectly affects the respiratory system. Cholesterol affects the circulatory system and there is high blood pressure. Due to high blood pressure, the heart cannot pump a lot of blood to the body which indirectly affects the lungs!
To control my buoyancy as I ascend after a dive I should?
Gradually but continuously exhale. This is not only to control buoyancy, but to prevent damaging your lungs as the air in your lungs expands (due to external pressure decreasing, internal pressure increases)
How does the atomic bomb affect humans?
first of all, there are many chemicals in the bomb, which affects the lungs greatly. people now that dealed with them, are developing problems.
How does a breath?
Turtles have lungs, but they have different musculature for using the lungs because they cannot expand the chest cavity. Many aquatic turtles additionally take advantage of strategies using external water pressure and downward atmospheric pressure to help force air in or out of their lungs.
Which part of the body is most affected by asthma?
Asthma affects the lungs.
What is the pressure difference between the external air and the pleural cavity when inhalation just begins?
In inspiration, intrapulmonary pressure drops 3mm/Hg below atmospheric pressure and air flows into the lungs.
How pnemonia affects the lungs?
how does pneumonia affect the lungs and the stomach
What effect does choking have on your lungs?
Choking affects the lungs by choking
How does the pressure of the pleural space compare to the lungs?
Normally, the pressure in the lungs is greater than the pressure in the pleural space surrounding the lungs
What lung cancer affects?
your lungs
What is Intrapulmonary pressure?
The intrapulmonary pressure is the pressure in the alveoli. Intrapulmonary pressure rises and falls with the phases of breathing, but it ALWAYS eventually equalizes with the atmospheric pressure.
