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What are the muscles involved in changing the volume of the thorax during breathing?

The diaphragm and external intercostal muscles are primarily involved in changing the thoracic volume during breathing. The diaphragm contracts during inhalation to increase thoracic volume, while the external intercostal muscles help lift and expand the rib cage.


Name the muscles that raise and lower the ribs in a fetal pig?

The external intercostal muscles raise the ribs during inhalation, while the internal intercostal muscles lower the ribs during exhalation in a fetal pig.


What are two muscles found in the thoracic wall of the cat and the human?

Two muscles found in the thoracic wall of both cats and humans are the external intercostal muscles, which help with inhalation by expanding the ribcage, and the internal intercostal muscles, which aid exhalation by compressing the ribcage.


Do interchondral external intercostals exist?

No, interchondral external intercostals do not exist. The external intercostal muscles are located between adjacent ribs and are involved in respiratory movements. However, there is no specific structure known as interchondral external intercostals.


What muscel contract when you forcefully exhale?

The internal and external oblique abdominis, transverse abdominis, and the rectus abdominis on the anterior (front) part of the body. The posterior (or back) ones include the quadratus lumborum iliacus and psoas major and minor. Forced expiration muscles are used in coughing but also are important in singing.

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What muscles are activated during normal quiet inspiration?

The Phrenic Nerve-Diaphragm and the External Intercostal Nerve-External intercostal muscles


What are the muscles involved in changing the volume of the thorax during breathing?

The diaphragm and external intercostal muscles are primarily involved in changing the thoracic volume during breathing. The diaphragm contracts during inhalation to increase thoracic volume, while the external intercostal muscles help lift and expand the rib cage.


What small muscles elevate the ribs during breathing?

External intercostal muscles are the ones between the ribs that help elevate them during inspiration.


What happens to rib muscles when they relax?

The internal intercostal muscles relax and the external intercostal muscles contract, pulling the ribcage upwards and outwards.


What results from the contraction of diaphragm and external intercostal muscles?

an exhalation


What 2 muscles work together during inhalation?

The diaphragm and the external intercostal muscles.


What muscle expand chest cavity upward during inspiration?

The diaphragm (a sheet of muscle underneath the ribcage) and intercostal muscles (located between your ribs).


How many pairs of intercostal muscles are there?

There are 11 pairs of intercostal muscles on each side (22 total muscles). The intercostal muscles lie between the ribs.


Name the muscles that raise and lower the ribs in a fetal pig?

The external intercostal muscles raise the ribs during inhalation, while the internal intercostal muscles lower the ribs during exhalation in a fetal pig.


What effect does contraction of external intercostal muscles have on thoriac volume and how is this accomplished?

both of them


What muscles are used when exhaling?

During a period of relaxed and average respiration, the muscles associated with inspiration, or the process of inhaling, include the muscles of the diaphragm, the external intercostal muscles, and the interchondral region of the internal intercostal muscles.


What are the two sets of muscles running between the ribs called?

The external intercostal muscles run between the ribs. They are responsible for elevating the ribs during inhalation. The internal intercostal muscles are situated deeper and help with forced exhalation by depressing the ribs.