PE NIPPS pulmonary function

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when the diaphragm contracts what else contracts?
external intercostal muscles
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volume of the thoracic cavity incases/deceases during inspiration?
increases
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if the volume of the thoracic cavity increases what deceases in the lungs?
pressure of air
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when diaphragm and external intercostal muscles relax the ribs move down and what?
inwards
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what proprioceptors detect
movement
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where chemoreceptors send messages to
medulla oblongata
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another word for windpipe
trachea
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an extra muscle used during exercise for inspiration
scalenes
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another extra muscle used during exercise for inspiration
pectoralis minor
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an extra muscle used during exercise for expiration
abdominals
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another extra muscle used during exercise for expiration
internal intercostal muscles
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volume of the thoracic cavity incases/deceases during inspiration?

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increases

Card 3

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if the volume of the thoracic cavity increases what deceases in the lungs?

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Card 4

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when diaphragm and external intercostal muscles relax the ribs move down and what?

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Card 5

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what proprioceptors detect

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