Topic Resources Breathing is usually automatic, controlled subconsciously by the respiratory center at the base of the brain. Breathing continues during sleep and usually even when a person is unconscious. People can also control their breathing when they wish, for example during speech, singing, or voluntary breath holding.
Sensory organs in the brain and in the aorta and carotid arteries monitor the blood and sense oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. Normally, an increased concentration of carbon dioxide is the strongest stimulus to breathe more deeply and more frequently. Conversely, when the carbon dioxide concentration in the blood is low, the brain decreases the frequency and depth of breaths. During breathing at rest, the average adult inhales and exhales about 15 times a minute. The
lungs have no skeletal muscles of their own. The work of breathing is done by the diaphragm, the muscles between the ribs (intercostal muscles), the muscles in the neck, and the abdominal muscles. The diaphragm, a dome-shaped sheet of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen, is the most important muscle used for breathing in (called inhalation or inspiration). The diaphragm is attached to the base of the sternum, the lower parts of the rib cage, and the spine. As
the diaphragm contracts, it increases the length and diameter of the chest cavity and thus expands the lungs. The intercostal muscles help move the rib cage and thus assist in breathing. The process of breathing out (called exhalation or expiration) is usually passive when a person is not exercising. The elasticity of the lungs and chest wall, which are actively stretched during inhalation, causes them to return to their resting shape and to expel air out of the lungs when inspiratory
muscles are relaxed. Therefore, when a person is at rest, no effort is needed to breathe out. During vigorous exercise, however, a number of muscles participate in exhalation. The abdominal muscles are the most important of these. Abdominal muscles contract, raise abdominal pressure, and push a relaxed diaphragm against the lungs, causing air to be pushed out. The muscles used in breathing can contract only if the nerves connecting them to the brain are intact. In some neck and back
injuries, the spinal cord can be severed
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Diaphragm’s Role in BreathingWhen the diaphragm contracts and moves lower, the chest cavity enlarges, reducing the pressure inside the lungs. To equalize the pressure, air enters the lungs. When the diaphragm relaxes and moves back up, the elasticity of the lungs and chest wall pushes air out of the lungs. CLICK HERE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL VERSION  Copyright © 2022 Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA and its affiliates. All rights reserved. Intercostal Muscles DefinitionThe intercostal muscles are a group of muscles found between the ribs which are responsible for helping form and maintain the cavity produced by the ribs. The muscles assist with expansion and contraction during breathing. The intercostal muscles consist of 11 muscle trios in humans. Intercostal Muscles OverviewIn humans, the muscles are solely for the purpose of expanding and contracting the rib cage. Other animals may have slightly different uses for the intercostal muscles, as discussed in the examples below. While the muscles serve generally the same purpose, they have been adapted in various ways in different organisms. These muscles are considered skeletal muscles. There are 3 types of intercostal muscle. The innermost intercostal lies inside the ribs. The internal intercostal muscle sits between two ribs. The external intercostal muscles sit on the outside of the ribs. Between each of the 12 ribs, each of these three intercostal muscles is present. The first and last ribs only have intercostal muscles on one side. The intercostal muscles relax while the lungs are expanding, allowing them to fill up with air. When an organism breathes out, the intercostal muscles contract to put pressure on the lungs and help drive the air out. This cycle continues constantly as an organism breathes. Intercostal Muscles FunctionChest Cavity ExpansionIn humans, the intercostal muscles play a large part in breathing. During inhalation, the diaphragm is relaxed, allowing the lungs to expand. The innermost intercostal muscles relax, while the external intercostal muscles contract, causing the chest cavity to expand. This expansion allows the lungs to fill with air, due to the negative pressure created by the extra space. Air fills the lungs, gases are exchanged, and it is time to exhale. Chest Cavity ContractionTo force the air out, the chest cavity must become smaller, to put pressure on the air. To do this, the opposite process of inhalation happens. The diaphragm and external intercostal muscles contract, applying force to the bottom and sides of the lungs. The innermost intercostal muscles now contract, while the external intercostal muscles relax. This causes the chest cavity to contract as a whole, forcing the air out of your lungs. The internal intercostal muscles, or middle layer of muscle, helps keep the ribs from separating and holds the shape of the chest cavity. Examples of Intercostal MusclesIntercostal Muscles in SnakesIn different animals, intercostal muscles can perform different tasks. Snakes use their intercostal muscles in a different way than humans, based on their anatomy. Snakes typically only have one functioning lung, which fills along part of their body. Essentially, a snake has reduced its functional skeleton to a spine and rib cage. As in humans, the intercostal muscles in a snake play a role in bringing air into the lungs. By a similar process, the innermost and external intercostal muscles alternate their contracting and relaxing to expand and contract the lung. Snakes, having no limbs, must also use their intercostal muscles when making a variety of other movements. While they have layers of muscles on top of their ribs that control their motion, the intercostal muscles have a much larger role to play in maintaining the shape and size of the body cavity. For instance, when a constricting a prey item, a large snake creates an enormous amount of pressure with their muscles. This pressure is exerted not only on the prey item but also on the snake’s own body. To keep itself from damaging its internal organs, the snake must contract its intercostal muscles and create a strong cage around its lung, heart, and other sensitive organs. Collapsible Rib CagesNot surprisingly, snakes are not the only animals to have adapted their rib cage to be more flexible than humans. Many rodents have flexible rib cages. Having a flexible rib cage means you can get into tighter spaces. For a mouse or rat, this could mean the difference between survival and death. Whether escaping a predator or squeezing into a store of food, the ability to collapse the rib cage is important for many animals. Not surprising, many animals that hunt rodents also have collapsible rib cages, to chase their prey into tight spaces. These animals include cats, ferrets, and badgers, to name a few. In all of these animals, the intercostal muscles must be more flexible and stretch further than in organisms like humans, which have a fixed rib cage. Running Pains and Intercostal MusclesOftentimes, people will experience pain in their intercostal muscles when exercising heavily. This pain is often caused by lactic acid build-up in the intercostal muscles. The muscles must work at a feverish pace when breathing hard, constantly contracting and releasing as a person breathes harder. Any muscle, when receiving limited oxygen, cannot undergo respiration as a source of energy. Thus, they must resort to lactic acid fermentation. As lactic acid fermentation proceeds to provide the muscles with energy, lactic acid builds up. The burning pain people feel in their ribs when exercising is the acid building up in their muscles. Luckily, lots of practice increases the amount of time a person can go before muscles switch to lactic acid fermentation. This is because regular exercise both increases the amount of oxygen carried by the blood, and the amount of oxygen which can be stored in the muscles. QuizWhat happens when the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles relax?When the internal intercostal muscles contract and diaphragm relax, the ribs move downward and inward and the diaphragm becomes convex {dome shaped), This decreasing the volume of the thoracic cavity and increases the pressure inside as compared to the atmospheric pressure outside.
What happens when external intercostal muscles relax?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.
What happens to your lungs when you relax your diaphragm?When you breathe out, or exhale, your diaphragm and rib muscles relax, reducing the space in the chest cavity. As the chest cavity gets smaller, your lungs deflate, similar to how air releases from a balloon.
What happens when the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles relax quizlet?Terms in this set (26) What happens in the lungs when the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles relax? Air is forced out of the lungs.
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What happens in the lungs when the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles relax?
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