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Muscles attached to diaphragm contract during inspiration to make it.

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Flat
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Dome-shaped
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Concave
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Rotate
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Solution

The correct option is A Flat
  • 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. Hence, Option A is correct.

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