Expiration occurs due to

  • A
    Relaxation of diaphragm and external intercostal muscle
  • B
    Contraction of internal intercostal muscles and diaphragm
  • C
    Relaxation of abdominal and internal intercostal muscles
  • D
    Contraction of diaphragm and relaxation of abdominal muscles

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State whether the given statements are true or false.
$I.$ Ventilation in humans is an active process.
$II.$ Diaphragm helps in generating the pressure gradient in the lungs.
Choose the correct option.

Arrange the given steps by which the lungs show inspiration,in the sequence of events occurring first:
$I.$ Increase in the volume of the thoracic chamber in the dorsoventral axis
$II.$ Upward and outward movement of the ribs
$III.$ Contraction of intercostal muscles
$IV.$ Entry of air inside the lungs
$V.$ Contraction of the diaphragm
$VI.$ Increase in the volume of the thoracic chamber in the anteroposterior axis
Choose the correct option.

During inspiration,the diaphragm

In rabbits,expiration occurs by the:

Which of the following activities does not take place during pulmonary respiration in amphibians (e.g.,frogs)?

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