Practice Human Respiration (7.5.2) - Air Pressure

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Question 1.
What muscle primarily helps in inhalation?
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Think about the muscle that sits at the bottom of your rib cage.
Question 2.
What happens to pressure inside the lungs during inhalation?
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Remember the air flows in when the pressure is lower.
3Question 3.
What causes air to flow into the lungs?
- Increased lung pressure
- Decrease in lung pressure
- Atmospheric pressure equals lung pressure
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Remember what happens when you inhale.
4Question 4.
True or False: The diaphragm contracts during exhalation.
- True
- False
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What happens to the diaphragm when you breathe out?
Question 5.
Discuss how changes in altitude may affect human respiration, specifically focusing on air pressure differences.
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Consider what happens to air pressure as you climb a mountain.
Question 6.
Analyze how external devices like ventilators utilize principles of air pressure to assist in breathing.
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Think about how a pump helps move air in and out.

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