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During inspiration, as a result of contraction of muscles attached to it, the diaphragm

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Becomes dome-shaped
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Flattens
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Rotates
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Flattens and rotates
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Solution

The correct option is B Flattens
The diaphragm, located below the lungs, is the major muscle of respiration. It is a large, dome-shaped muscle that contracts rhythmically and continuously, and most of the time, involuntarily. Upon inhalation, the diaphragm contracts and flattens and the chest cavity enlarges. This contraction creates a vacuum, which pulls air into the lungs. Upon exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and returns to its dome like shape, and air is forced out of the lungs. Thus, option B is correct.

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