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It contracts and relaxes to help pull air into the lungs and push it back out. The diaphragm contracts and moves lower which expands the ribs and allows air to move into the lungs. When it relaxes, the ribs contract and push air back out of the lungs.
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What is the human diaphragm made out of?
The diaphragm is not made out of bone, but the diaphragm is a muscle.
What are the unpaired muscles in the human body?
The diaphragm and the transverse arytenoid. Yes, the diaphragm IS an unpaired muscle.
The sheet of muscle that aids in human breathing is the?
the diaphragm
What is the utility of diaphragm in respiration in human beings?
it helps us breathe
The stomach is what to the spine?
The stomach is inferior (below) to the diaphragm.The diaphragm is superior (above) to the stomach.
Which muscle in the human body is both voluntary and involuntary?
The muscle in the human body that is both voluntary and involuntary is the diaphragm.
In the human body the is a muscular membrane that sepates the thoracic from the abdominal cavity?
diaphragm
What two gasses does the human body breathe in and breathe out?
The diaphragm helps you breathe in and out but breathing is an involuntary action
What does the sheep diaphragm and human diaphragm have in common?
Both the sheep diaphragm and human diaphragm are dome-shaped muscles located beneath the lungs that help with breathing. They contract and relax to create negative pressure in the thoracic cavity, allowing air to enter the lungs. Both diaphragms also play a role in assisting with other bodily functions such as coughing and sneezing.
What is an adjective that means pertaining to the diaphragm?
Diaphragmatic. The diaphragm, in human anatomy, is the relatively thin, curved muscle that contracts and relaxes in the work of breathing.
What position is the diaphragm when relaxes?
In the human body, the diaphragm separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities. When a person sits in an erect position, the diaphragm moves in an up and down motion, sort iof like an accordion.
What is the muscular membrane that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity in the human body?
That is called the diaphragm.
