short answer type question - What happens to the ribs and the diaphragm during exhalation
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When you exhale:
the external intercostal muscles relax and the internal intercostal muscles contract, pulling the ribcage downwards and inwards
the diaphragm relaxes, moving back upwards
lung volume decreases and the air pressure inside increases
air is pushed out of the lungs
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