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What prevents friction between the lungs and the ribs when breathing?
the flesh and padding muscles in between each
What to organs do the ribs protect?
The organs protected by the rib cage include the heart, lungs, stomach, and liver.
What is the function of the diaphragm and ribs?
Ribs: The ribs protect the lungs and expand as you inhale to facilitate space for the lungs to expand like the diaphragm. The ribs then contract expelling the air in the lungs. The ribs enclose the thoracic cavity providing bony protection for the vital organs of the thorax's heart and lungs.
What part of the body does the ribs protect?
The ribs protect your lungs (along with the sternum, which protects the heart).
Are the ribs anterior to the lungs?
Remember that superficial means closer to the skin and deep makes farther away (the core) from the skin. Therefore, the ribs are closer to the skin, so they are superficial to the lungs, and vice versa.
What prevents friction between the lungs and the ribs when breathing?
the flesh and padding muscles in between each
What protects the lungs from rubbing against the ribs?
Hi all I no is there is the chest and lungs both have walls with fluid to stop them rubbing. I no this because when I went to doctors about pain in chest he told me I've managed to lose fluid between them causing me nasty pain and them rubbing. ( it was caused by nasty cough I had and I've got it again). Hope this answers abit of your question.
What organ is located behind the ribs and between the lungs?
Heart
Which muscle is located between the ribs cage?
Intercostal musles are present between the ribs.
Explain what causes the lungs to inflate in light of the fact that the lungs themselves do not have any skeletal muscle?
The inter coastal muscles in between the ribs make the ribs expand. the pleural membrane is like a slippery skin that sticks to the ribs and when they expand the lungs expand aswell.
Is the lungs inferior Superior anterior posterior or lateral to the ribs?
the lungs are anterior to the ribs
Which structure protects the lungs?
the rib cage
What bones do you think protect the lungs?
The lungs and heart are protected and surrounded by the ribs called the rib cage.
What part of the body protects your lungs?
the ribs make a cage that protects your heart and lungs.
Why ribs have joints?
Ribs have joints to protect our lungs.
What is located between the ribs and lungs?
I think it's your heart because its LHL (Lung, Heart, Lung) and then the ribs protect those organs.
What organs are protected by by the ribs?
the heart and the lungs
