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The diaphragm moves down when you breathe in, so your lungs will expand to take in as much oxygen as possible.

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When air moves into the lungs when the diaphragm muscles do what?

The diaphragm moves down to make the lungs expand (inhalation)


What moves up and down to egt air out of the lungs?

The diaphragm.


What muscle in the lungs which contract and releases changing the volume of the lungs?

I believe that answer is the diaphragm. As the diaphragm moves up and down, it expands the lungs, and when the diaphragm goes up, the lungs release the air out again.


What moves up and down to expand the space in the lungs?

It is the thoracic diaphragm.


What does the diaphragm muscle do when air moves into the lungs?

The diaphragm moves down to make the lungs expand (inhalation)


A sentence using diaphragm?

When you breath, your diaphragm moves up and down , causing air to flow into and out of the lungs .


When the diaphragm moves up do you inhale?

No, as you inhale the diaphragm is contracting and pulling down, expanding the lungs. As you breathe out, the muscle relaxes and rises up again.


What moves air in and out the lungs?

the diaphragm


When the diaphragram moves down what does it do?

When the diaphragm moves down it is relaxing, causing the thoracic cavity to recoil. An increase in pressure causes the lungs to expel.


How does diaphragm help during the inhaling and exhaling process?

During inhalation, the diaphragm contracts and moves downward, allowing the lungs to expand and fill with air. This creates a vacuum in the chest cavity, drawing air into the lungs. During exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward, forcing air out of the lungs.


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.


Air moves into the lungs when the diaphram muscle?

Air moves into the lungs when the diaphragm is flattened. The diaphragm is relaxed (arched) during expiration.