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to let air out of your lungs

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What happens when the diaphragm moves downward and the rib cage moves up and out?

The opposite. When you exhale, the diaphragm moves upward to push the air out of the lungs.


When you pull in your breath then your stomach will?

It will push out, if you are breathing from the diaphragm.


When the diaphragm and stomach muscles come into contact with each other and make jerking movements to push everything up into the esophagus what is this called?

Throwing up.


How air exhaled?

The muscles in your diaphragm contract to push the air out of your lungs.


When you breath out which direction does your diaphragm go?

When you breathe out the diaphragm moves upwards to push the air out of the lungs. When you breathe in the diaphragm moves downwards to draw air into the lungs. When you breathe out your diaphragm contract and moves upwards towards your head. when you breathe in too much your diaphragm explodes


What are you doing when your diaphragm moves up and your ribs move down and in?

Your diaphragm lowers and your ribs expand outwards


How do emu breaths?

They use their diaphragm under their lungs to pull in oxygen (inhaling), and use their diaphragm to push on their lungs to push out carbon dioxide [CO2](exhaling). they breathe through theyre beak and the hole in its beak (the nostrils)


When you exhale does your diaphragm lower?

The diaphragm moves up when you exhale.


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.


What system does the diaphragm belong in the fetal pig?

The diaphragm in a fetal pig attaches to the abdominal and thoracic cavity. It is used to help the pig breath.


When you breathe in the diaphragm goes up or down?

The diaphragm goes downwards.


Which body system pulls air into the body?

That would be the 'diaphragm' (dye-uh-framm) which is a flat wide muscle lying below your lungs near the bottom of your front ribs. The diaphragm humps itself up, squeezing on the lungs, causing them to push air up and out through your mouth or nose. The diaphragm then humps down, pulling on the lungs, causing them to suck air in from the mouth or nose. When the diaphragm humps down, you can feel your belly getting bigger and sticking out farther.