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Occurs when the ribs and sternum (or thoracic cage) are elevated by the following muscles: the diaphragm; external, internal (interchondral part), and innermost intercostal muscles; sternocleidomastoid; levator costarum; serratus anterior; scalenus; pectoralis major and minor; levator costarum; and serratus posterior superior muscles. Involves the following processes:
Expiration Involves the following muscles: the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall, internal intercostal (costal part) muscles , and serratus posterior inferior muscles. Involves the following processes:
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