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What organ is like a balloon?
The lungs are like a balloon because they expand and contract as we breathe, similar to how air fills and exits a balloon.
Why does atmospheric pressure not crush our lungs?
Atmospheric pressure does not crush our lungs because the pressure inside our bodies is equal to the pressure outside. This balance allows our lungs to expand and contract without being crushed.
What produces lubricating fluid that reduces friction when the lungs expand?
The pleura, a membrane that surrounds the lungs, produces a lubricating fluid called pleural fluid. This fluid reduces friction between the lungs and the chest wall when the lungs expand and contract during breathing.
What is the function of the model of lungs with balloon in demonstrating the process of breathing?
The model of lungs with a balloon demonstrates how the lungs expand and contract during the breathing process. When the balloon is inflated, it represents the lungs filling with air during inhalation. When the balloon deflates, it shows the lungs releasing air during exhalation. This model helps visualize how the lungs work to take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the body.
When you breathe does your ribcage move up and down?
Yes, when you breathe, your ribcage expands (moves up and out) as your lungs fill with air, and contracts (moves down and in) as you exhale. This movement helps create the necessary space within the chest cavity for the lungs to expand and contract efficiently during the breathing process.
Is it true that lungs can expand and contract because they are muscular walls?
No. They expand because there's a diaphragm that sits below the lungs and make them expand
How is the muscular system and respitory system connected?
The muscles that cause the lungs to expand and contract and those in the windpipe are part of the muscular system. The circulatory system carries Oxygen from the lungs to the muscles, then carries carbon dioxide from the muscles to be expelled by the lungs. The blood vessels throughout the body have integrated muscle.
How does the respiratory system work together with the circulatory system and muscular system?
The circulatory system carries the oxygen full/lacking blood to and from the lungs. The muscular system makes the lungs expand and contract so the air can flow in and out of the lungs and out the capillaries.
What are organs that expand to fill with air?
do you mean fills with air? if so then its the lungs
What organ is like a balloon?
The lungs are like a balloon because they expand and contract as we breathe, similar to how air fills and exits a balloon.
Why does atmospheric pressure not crush our lungs?
Atmospheric pressure does not crush our lungs because the pressure inside our bodies is equal to the pressure outside. This balance allows our lungs to expand and contract without being crushed.
When the diaphragm and other respiratory muscles contract the lungs will experience what?
Inspiration - the process of breathing in. The lungs expand and take in air.
What two parts help expand and contract the chest cavity while breathing?
The lungs and diaphragm.
What is a muscle that forces the lungs to expand and contract and bring air into and out of the lungs?
Lungs do not actively expand and contract by themselves. A muscle below the lungs called the diaphragm acts as a bellow, creating negative pressure within the abdominal cavity that holds the lungs to allow air to rush in and out the lungs.
What part makes your lungs inflate (expand) and deflate (contract)?
Using your muscles to voluntarily force the diaphragm lower into the abdomen will cause air to be drawn into the lungs. Lowering the lung pressure in this way is the only way to expand your own lungs. It is possible to expand them using compressed air, as with a ventilator or CPAP device (continuous positive airway pressure).
How do the two lungs work together?
Your lungs are placed in the thorax. Your thorax or chest expand and contract. So that your lungs get and gives air. This happens simultaneously. So the lungs work together.
What is diaphragm and what does it do?
It's just below the lungs and is essential for breathing. The diaphram is what moves causing the lungs to expand and contract making air come in and out.
