NEET Biology question

BiologyBreathing and Exchange of GasesNEET

Which of the following sequences is correct to initiate inspiration? (i) The contraction of external intercostal muscles raises the ribs and sternum (ii) Volume of thorax increases in the dorso-ventral axis (iii) Intrapulmonary pressure decreases (iv) Diaphragm contraction (v) Air rushes into lungs (vi) Volume of thorax increases in the anterior-posterior axis

Answer: (C)

Solution

Inspiration begins as external intercostal muscles contract, raising the ribs and sternum (i) and increasing thoracic volume in the dorso-ventral axis (ii); simultaneously the diaphragm contracts (iv),

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