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Preksha Dhyana :
MECHANICS OF BREATHING
Morsele cavity
"Lyngs"
"Thorus
Pump plus
Thorax
HOTE
The ribs
Intercostal muscles
Sternum
SU
Diaphragam
1. The depth of the thorax 2. The intercostal muscles raise
increases when the diap- the ribs and increase the hragm contracts and fore-and-aft diameter of the descends.
thorax, and cause the width
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