when you inhale (breathe in) your ribs move upwards and outwards and your diaphragm moves down. Explain in terms of pressure and

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lbvjy [14]

3 years ago

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when you inhale (breathe in) your ribs move upwards and outwards and your diaphragm moves down. Explain in terms of pressure and

volume how this process forces air into your lungs

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katrin2010 [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-11T15:29:02+03:00

katrin2010 [14]3 years ago

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As you inhale, your ribs move up and out decreasing the internal pressure and increasing the volume of the lungs forcing air into the lungs from an area of externally high pressure in comparison to the low internal pressure.