AP BIOLOGY

CLASSIFICATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF MAMMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A sheet of muscle located beneath the lungs that enlarges and contracts the chest cavity
A
gestation
B
placenta
C
diaphragm
D
uterus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The diaphragm, located below the lungs, is the major muscle of respiration . It is a large, dome-shaped muscle that contracts rhythmically and continually, and most of the time, involuntarily. Upon inhalation, the diaphragm contracts and flattens and the chest cavity enlarges.

Detailed explanation-2: -The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm (Ancient Greek:

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