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B3.1.5 Ventilating the lungs
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biology (B3.1) Mind Map on B3.1.5 Ventilating the lungs, created by elliesussex on 09/05/2013.
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B3.1.5 Ventilating the lungs
Contain the exchange surface of the breathing system.
Lungs in the thorax
Inside the ribcage
above the diaphragm
seperates lungs from abdomen
When we breathe in:
Intercoastal muscles (between ribs and diaphragm) contract
Ribcage moves up and out
Diaphragm flattens
volume of the thorax increases
Pressure of thorax decreases and air is drawn in
When we breathe out:
Intercoastel muscles relax
Ribcage moves down and in
diaphragm becomes domed
volume oh thorax decreases
pressure increases and air is forced out
Movement in and out of lungs is known as ventilation
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