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What is the role of diaphragm in respiration?


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Diaphragm:

  1. Diaphragm is a muscular sheet present below the lungs.
  2. Diaphragm helps in breathing by moving up and down.
  3. In inhalation, the diaphragm becomes flat and moves downwards.
  4. In exhalation, diaphragm relaxes and moves upwards.

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