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How does the contraction of the muscles between the ribs and contraction of muscles in the diaphragm help to take air into the lungs?
When you breathe in, or inhale, your diaphragm contracts (tightens) and moves downward. This increases the space in your chest cavity, into which your lungs expand.
The intercostal muscles between your ribs also help enlarge the chest cavity. They contract to pull your rib cage both upward and outward when you inhale.
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What makes the chest cavity larger when you inhale?
When you inhale, the diaphragm muscle contracts and moves downward, and the rib cage expands as the intercostal muscles between the ribs contract. This creates more space in the chest cavity, allowing the lungs to expand and fill with air.
When you breath which muscle is doing the main contraction to force air in and out?
The diaphragm, a muscle below the lungs, contracts to pull air into the lungs. In order to forcefully exhale, both the abdominal muscles and the internal intercostal muscles can be contracted to compress the lungs.
What is the main force for pushing air out of the lungs?
The main force for pushing air out of the lungs is the contraction of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles. During exhalation, these muscles relax, causing the volume of the thoracic cavity to decrease, which increases the pressure in the lungs, forcing air out.
Do lungs have musles?
yes because organs are made up of tissues and so are muscles and for the lungs to move they need the muscle. So yes your lungs do have muscles.
What is the movement of the chest that brings air into lungs and takes out waste gases called?
The movement of the chest that brings air into the lungs is called inhalation, and it is facilitated by the contraction of the diaphragm and intercostal muscles. Exhalation is the process of removing waste gases from the lungs, which is typically a passive process where the diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax.
What is the name of the muscular under the lungs that helps control the expansion and contraction of the lungs?
The diaphragm
When air moves into the lungs when the diaphragm muscles do what?
The diaphragm moves down to make the lungs expand (inhalation)
What muscles move the air in and out of the lungs?
I think you meant move air into the lungs. The muscle is the diaphragm.
What is the most important breathing muscle?
The diaphragm is the prime mover of inspiration. It flattens on contraction, increasing the vertical dimensions of the thorax, which draws air into the lungs. The external intercostals also contribute to inspiration. The internal intercostals and rectus abdominis are expiratory muscles.
Air is forced into the lungs by the contraction of the?
Actually, air isn't forced into the lungs my the contraction of any muscle, but by the relaxation of the Diaphragm, along with the Intercostalis muscles on the ribs and the smooth muscle on the lungs. When your diaphragm contracts, it pushes air out of your lungs. When it relaxes, air is drawn in to the lungs. The intercostalis muscles also help move the ribs when the lungs move as your breath. There is one set on the ribs and one set in between each rib.Hope this helps!
How does the diaphragm can be forced to move higher than normal by contraction of what muscles?
The diaphragm can be forced to move higher than normal by contraction of the accessory muscles such as the intercostal muscles, scalene muscles, and neck muscles during increased respiratory demands or strenuous breathing activities. These muscles help to expand the chest cavity further, allowing for increased lung capacity and deeper breaths.
Thoracic volume is increased during normal breathing by the?
contraction of the diaphragm and the external intercostal muscles, causing the ribcage to expand and the lungs to fill with air. This process creates negative pressure in the thoracic cavity, drawing air into the lungs to facilitate respiration.
