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What causes air to move in and out of your lungs?
the expansion and relaxation of your diaphram.
What human action causes the lungs to become filled with air?
breathing is the human action that causes the lungs to be filled with air.
What is machanical ventilation?
The use of a machine to move air. In medical terms, a machine to aid a person in breathing by moving air into and out of their lungs.
What muscles move the air in and out of the lungs?
I think you meant move air into the lungs. The muscle is the diaphragm.
What happens to lungs when you inhale?
what happens when you inhale is that air goes into your lungs and your lungs get bigger ...Actually, your diaphragm moves to expand the volume of your thoracic cavity, which pulls a partial vacuum on your lungs, causing them to expand FIRST...and THEN the partial vacuum created by your expanded lungs causes air to move into them. When you breath out, it causes the reverse to occur.
What is the force that drive air in to the lungs?
Suction is the force that "draws" or pulls rather than "drive" air into the lungs.When the diaphragm muscle pulls down, and the ribs expand slightly, the lungs also expand which sucks air into them.(see related links below)
What is able to move up and down for moving air in and out of lungs?
Diaphragm
What of the following describes the functions of lungs?
Lungs Move Oxygen From The Air Into The Blood.
What force cause air to move in an out of the lungs?
inhale:- the air pressure in the lungs decreases and air moves in. exhale:-air pressure in the lungs increases and air moves out.
What enables us to breathe?
The contraction of the diaphragm causes it to move down, increasing the volume of the thoracic cavity. This movement and volume change decrease the pressure in the lungs, and air rushes in.
Why does air move out of the lung during mouth to mouth resuscitaton?
It's an air pressure situation. When you breathe into a person's mouth you are creating positive pressure in their lungs. You are INFLATING the lungs. When to take you mouth away, the lungs deflate and the air comes back out. Blow air into a balloon then, if you do not keep the opening sealed, the air comes back out. Same priciple.
Which is the movement of the chest that brings air into the lungs and removes waste gases?
When your lungs move to bring in air and remove gases you are breathing.
