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Your lungs need room to be able to expand when they take in air.
It Allow the lung to take in air

It causes air to flow in. if our chest didnt expand we would die from lack of oxygen.
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when you breath in the lungs expends and they need more space.
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So you can swallow, and if you didn't have a chest your head would be right connected to your body.

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This is important so more oxygen is able to fill the space when breathing

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