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Changes in tidal volume

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When you take a normal breath, your chest expands and air moves into your lungs. When you take a big breath, say to blow out candles on a cake, more air moves into your lungs. How does taking a big breath cause more air to move into your lungs than during a normal breath? 

Audiences:

Undergraduate

Topics:

Flux,  Respiratory,  Bulk Flow,  Biology,  Physiology,  Physiology,  Physiology

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