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What specific body cavity lies directly interior to the diaphragm?
You have two cavities related to diaphragm. But the shape of diaphragm is dome shaped and you can say that abdominal cavity is directly interior to diaphragm.
What two statements describe how the diaphragm works?
The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that contracts and relaxes during breathing. When it contracts, it flattens out and pulls downwards, creating a vacuum that expands the chest cavity and draws air into the lungs. When the diaphragm relaxes, it moves back to its original dome shape, pushing air out of the lungs as the chest cavity decreases in size. This process of contracting and relaxing allows for inhalation and exhalation, enabling breathing to occur.
Which structure contributes to pressure changes in the chest cavity?
when you inhale..(take in oxygen)..the air fills up the lungs, the ribcage expands and the muscle sheet called the diaphragm pushes downward and flattens as you inhale ..whn you ehale the muscle returns back to domed-shape
What is a spring as in the noun?
The noun 'spring' is a word for for a season of the year; a word for a source of water coming up from the ground; a word for a device that recovers its original shape when released after being compressed; a word for a thing. The word 'spring' is also a verb: spring, springs, springing, sprang, sprung.
What object has the same shape as a DNA molecule?
A DNA molecule has a double helix shape, similar to a spiral staircase or a twisted ladder. This shape can also be found in objects like a spiral spring or a corkscrew.
What is the shape of a diaphragm?
apparently it is dome shaped
What specific body cavity lies directly interior to the diaphragm?
You have two cavities related to diaphragm. But the shape of diaphragm is dome shaped and you can say that abdominal cavity is directly interior to diaphragm.
When the diaphragm contracts what shape is it?
When the diaphragm contracts, it becomes flatter in shape. This flattening of the diaphragm increases the volume of the chest cavity, allowing the lungs to expand and draw in air for breathing.
Does the dome shape muscle that acts to ventilate is the diaphragm?
Yes, it is.
How did the diaphragm get its name?
It got its name from its shape. It closes similar to the iris in your eye.
How does the respiratory system expand and contract?
Thoracic muscles & the diaphragm change the shape of the chest.
When a spring is compressed what happens?
When a spring is compressed, potential energy is stored in the spring due to the deformation of its shape. This potential energy is then transformed into kinetic energy when the spring is released and returns to its original shape, causing the spring to push or move objects attached to it.
Is tentsion in a spring fundamently electric in nature?
No, it is mechanical caused by the spring trying to retain the shape it was made due to it's composition and shape.
How does the diaghragm work?
The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle located beneath the lungs that contracts and relaxes to help with breathing. Contraction of the diaphragm flattens its shape, which increases the space in the chest cavity and allows the lungs to expand and fill with air. Relaxation of the diaphragm causes it to return to its dome shape, which decreases the space in the chest cavity and helps push air out of the lungs.
What makes up the diaphram?
The diaphragm is composed of muscle and tendon in the shape of a dome and anchored to the spine and ribs.
Why is a spring elastic?
It can revert back to its original shape.
Length of the spring is halved then the spring constant becomes?
If the length of the spring is halved, the spring constant remains the same. The spring constant is determined by the material and shape of the spring, and is not affected by changes in length.
