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Lab E
Muscles Operating upon Respiration
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
11/27/2016

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Term
What muscles Expand the lungs
Definition
Diaphragm and External Intercostals
Term
The Diaphragm
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I-
Definition
O- Xiphoid Process of Sternum, Ribs, and Costal Cartilages
I- Central Tendon of Diaphragm
Term
The External Intercostals
O-
I-
Definition
O- Inferior Margins of Ribs
I- Superior Margins of Ribs
Term
The Internal Intercostals
O-
I-
Definition
O- Superior Margins of Ribs
I- Inferior Margins of Ribs
Term
The external intercostals- ___ the ribs
The Internal intercostals _____ the ribs
Definition
Elevate the ribs and expand the lungs
Depress the ribs and compress the lungs
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