Four of the Five Answers Are Correct Statements About Breathing

question 58

Multiple Choice

Four of the five answers are correct statements about breathing. Select the exception.

• A)During inhalation, the chest cavity expands.
• B)Inhalation is powered in part by the diaphragm.
• C)Muscles in the walls of the lungs aid in enlarging the lung volume.
• D)During exhalation, the diaphragm moves upward.
• E)A respiratory cycle is one breath in (inhalation) and one breath out (exhalation).

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