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    Boyle's Law states that gas pressure and volume are inversely proportional, so increasing volume decreases pressure and vice versa. The mechanics of breathing involve changing the thoracic cavity's volume and pressure using Boyle's Law principles - inhaling contracts the diaphragm and elevates the ribs to expand the cavity, lowering its pressure and drawing air in until equilibrium, while exhaling relaxes these muscles to recoil the cavity and raise its pressure, expelling air.

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    Boyle's Law states that gas pressure and volume are inversely proportional, so increasing volume decreases pressure and vice versa. The mechanics of breathing involve changing the thoracic cavity's volume and pressure using Boyle's Law principles - inhaling contracts the diaphragm and elevates the ribs to expand the cavity, lowering its pressure and drawing air in until equilibrium, while exhaling relaxes these muscles to recoil the cavity and raise its pressure, expelling air.

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    Boyle's Law states that gas pressure and volume are inversely proportional, so increasing volume decreases pressure and vice versa. The mechanics of breathing involve changing the thoracic cavity's volume and pressure using Boyle's Law principles - inhaling contracts the diaphragm and elevates the ribs to expand the cavity, lowering its pressure and drawing air in until equilibrium, while exhaling relaxes these muscles to recoil the cavity and raise its pressure, expelling air.

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    The Science/Mechanics Of Breathing

    Boyles Law: The pressure of a given quantity of gas is inversely proportional to its volume. Increasing volume results in decreasing pressure. Decreasing volume results in Increasing pressure. Increasing volume causes a decrease in pressure which causes air to rush in as the pressures reached equilibrium. Decreasing volume causes an increase in pressure which causes air to expelled as pressures reached equilibrium.

    The mechanics of breathing involve changing the volume and pressure of the thoracic cavity. By using the principles of Boils law, one can see that the pressure in the thoracic cavity is inversely proportional to its volume. When the intercostals muscles contract the ribs are elevated. At the same time the diaphragm contracts. These events expand the thoracic cavity, decreasing its internal pressure. The lungs expand, filling the thoracic cavity. The resulting pressure in the lungs is lower than that outside the body. Air enters the lungs until equilibrium is reached. When the diaphragm and the intercostals muscles relax the thoracic cavity recoils. The resulting increase in pressure cause the air within the lungs to be expelled.

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