The muscles of respiration are the muscles that contribute to inhalation and exhalation, by aiding in the expansion and contraction of the thoracic cavity...

alveoli or atria by the process of breathing which involves the muscles of respiration. In most fish, and a number of other aquatic animals (both vertebrates...

center – various nuclei of the pons Apneustic center – nucleus of the pons From the respiratory center, the muscles of respiration, in particular the diaphragm...

use of accessory muscles of respiration, stridor, grunting, or nasal flaring. Labored breathing is distinguished from shortness of breath or dyspnea...

The scalene muscles are a group of three muscles on each side of the neck, identified as the anterior, the middle, and the posterior. They are innervated...

lungs by the pharyngeal muscles via buccal pumping, a mechanism still seen in amphibians. In humans, the main muscle of respiration that drives breathing...

In physiology, respiration is the movement of oxygen from the outside environment to the cells within tissues, and the removal of carbon dioxide in the...

muscle that is not primarily responsible for movement but does provide assistance. Examples of such muscles are the accessory muscles of respiration where...

tetrapods, the rib cage intrinsically holds the muscles of respiration (diaphragm, intercostal muscles, etc.) that are crucial for active inhalation and...

response. The muscles of respiration, from the diaphragm and the intercostals to the assisting musculature, need to be trained like any other muscles to increase...