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Sneezing activates the pharyngeal and tracheal muscles involving the face, throat, and chest muscles. The sneeze reflex involves contraction of a number of different muscles and muscle groups throughout the body, typically including the eyelids. You can strain any muscle.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 16y agoI do not know, but I do know that your heart skips a beat when you sneeze.
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∙ 15y agoyes you can pull muscles when you cough as well as when you sneeze. with either one you tighten up muscles then pull against them to cough or sneeze.
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∙ 11y agoYes if you sneeze and hit your ribs on a table but that's not likely to happen
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Can you break a rib by sneezing?
Yes. You can also break ribs coughing and sneezing. It may actually be some pulled muscles, which can be very painful as well.
Bicep is to muscle as rib is to?
biceps is a kind of muscle, rib is a kind of bone.
What is the matter you have a muscle pull around your heart what does this mean?
you cannot pull a muscle in your heart cause there are no bones that connect to the heart. alternatively there are no muscles close by. you probably misheard your DR. or he said you have pulled a muscle near your heart like an intercostal muscle (between rib muscle) and the pain of that can feel similar to the chest pain people feel when they are havng a heart attack.
What the type of muscles do you use to sneezing?
muscle and tendom healing
What muscle raises the rib to assist breathing?
The diaphragm.
Torn muscle on side of rib cage?
sharp intense pain on left side of lower rib
How do you inhale and exhaile?
When you inhale your rib muscle and diaphram contract and expand the chest cavitie. When you exhale you rib muscle and diaphram relax, reducing the size of the chest cavitie.
Is rib a bone or a muscle?
The Ribs are bones, but they are surrounded by muslces
What muscle attaches to rib bone?
Intercostals, sternocostals, subcostals
What happens to the you when you exhale?
The ribs lower during exhalation. During forced exhalation, the quadratus lumborum muscle stabilizes the 12th rib while the internal intercostal muscles and transverse thoracic muscle pull the ribs downward forcefully to decrease the volume of the thorax.
You leaned over a railing on your right side and 2 days later your rib cage started hurting?
Most likely, you have a muscle strain or contusion. However, if the leaning over was at all traumatic, there is a possibility that you have one or more rib fractures. You should be evaluated for rib fracture, particularly if you are having difficulty breathing or if you develop fever or chills.
What are the 2 main types of muscles in respiration and how do they work?
muscle of respiration: diaphragm, external intercostrals and internal intercostrals - internal intercostral- pull ribs up and out - external intercostrals- pull ribs down and in - diaphragm-contracts in preparation for sneezing,coughing,crying,laughing and weight lifting.
