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Breathing - Coggle Diagram
Breathing
Breathing out, expiration
The muscles of the diaphragm relax
Its position is back
The volume of the thorax decreases
The external intercostal muscles relax
The ribs position is back
When it is forcefully
Internal intercostal muscles contract strongly
The muscles of the abdomen contracts
Muscles that help
Intercostal muscles
Between the ribs
The ones in the diaphragm
Elastic tissue which stretches across your body underneath the lungs and the heart
Breathing in, inspiration
The muscles of the diaphragm contract
It pulls it downwards
The external intercostal muscles contract
It pulls the ribs upwards and outwards
The volume of the thorax increases
The pressure inside falls
Space has been made to be filled with oxygen
The inspiration and expiration of air through the changing of volume of the thorax