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Inhalation requires the contraction of the diaphragm, which takes ATP. Exhalation is simply the passive relaxation of that muscle, in which the atmospheric pressure causes the lung to deflate, taking no ATP.

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Q: Why does inhalation require more energy than exhalation?
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