- When we breathe in the ribs move upward and outward the diaphragm flattens. This increases the volume of the lungs. - As the volume is increased, the pressure is lower than the atmospheric pressure outside of the body. - Air diffuses into the lungs as it moves from an area of high pressure to low pressure.

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BOYLE’S LAW

When we breathe in the ribs move upward and outward the diaphragm flattens. This increases the volume of the lungs.
As the volume is increased, the pressure is lower than the atmospheric pressure outside of the body.
Air diffuses into the lungs as it moves from an area of high pressure to low pressure.

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