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What is ventilation?

breathing out only

none of the above

breathing in and out

breathing in only

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Where are the lungs located?

in the cranial cavity

in the abdominal cavity

in the pelvic cavity

in the thoracic cavity

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How do the muscles attached to the ribcage control ventilation?

by changing the volume of the pelvic cavity

by changing the volume of the cranial cavity

by changing the volume of the thoracic cavity

by changing the volume of the abdominal cavity

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Which of the following is NOT one of the main sets of muscles that act on the ribcage?

the abdominal muscles

the internal intercostal muscles

the external intercostal muscles

the diaphragm

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Which muscles contract to expand the ribcage during inspiration?

the internal intercostal muscles

neither the external nor internal intercostal muscles

the external intercostal muscles

both the external and internal intercostal muscles

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Is inspiration an active or passive process?

active

neither active nor passive

passive

both active and passive

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During inspiration, what happens to the volume of the thoracic cavity?

it decreases

it increases

it stays the same

it fluctuates

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During inspiration, what happens to the lung pressure?

it increases above atmospheric pressure

it stays the same as atmospheric pressure

it fluctuates around atmospheric pressure

it decreases below atmospheric pressure

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During expiration, what happens to the lung pressure?

it stays the same as atmospheric pressure

it decreases below atmospheric pressure

it fluctuates around atmospheric pressure

it increases above atmospheric pressure

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