• In its downward movement the thoraco-abdominal diaphragm also stimulates the stomach and liver and thus aids in the digestive processes. (infoplease.com)
  • Respiration is heavily dependent on the diaphragm, which is relaxed during exhalation and contracts during inhalation. (microscopyu.com)
  • In addition to its role in breathing, the diaphragm is involved in digestive processes and waste expulsion. (microscopyu.com)
  • The diaphragm shows contraction during inhalation and gets flattens by moving down whereas the diagram shows the relaxation and turned into dome-shaped by moving up. (biodifferences.net)
  • In exhalation, the diaphragm moves upward and the chest wall muscles relax, causing the chest cavity to get smaller and push air out of respiratory system through the nose or mouth. (childrensmn.org)
  • The diaphragm, a dome-shaped sheet of muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen, is the most important muscle used for breathing in (called inhalation or inspiration). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Most recently, planning efforts for pandemic influenza in 2006-07 led to considerable discussion about the role of small particle inhalation in disease transmission and the use of respirators to protect healthcare personnel from airborne influenza particles. (cdc.gov)
  • The ratio of work of breathing exhalation to work of breathing inhalation for all air-purifying respirators is similar to the ratio of exhalation to inhalation resistance when tested individually. (cdc.gov)
  • Work of breathing was correlated higher to breathing resistance for full-facepiece and half-mask elastomeric respirators than filtering facepiece respirators for inhalation. (cdc.gov)
  • For exhalation, filtering facepiece respirators were correlated much better than full-facepiece and half-mask elastomeric respirators. (cdc.gov)
  • During inhalation it contracts, pulling downward, and with the combined contraction of the chest muscles allows the chest cavity to expand. (infoplease.com)
  • Similarly, when the chest cavity contracts (becomes smaller) during exhalation, the air pressure inside increases, and the air is pushed out to equalize with the atmosphere. (siyavula.com)
  • Some of this work is to overcome frictional resistance to flow, and part is used to deform elastic tissues, and is stored as potential energy, which is recovered during the passive process of exhalation, Tidal breathing is breathing that does not require active muscle contraction during exhalation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Inhalation proceeds until a set tidal volume (TV) is delivered and is followed by passive exhalation. (medscape.com)
  • The process of breathing out (called exhalation or expiration) is usually passive when a person is not exercising. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Your heart rate also increases with each inhalation and, thanks to the vagus nerve, slows down with each exhalation, a phenomenon called respiratory sinus arrhythmia . (marksdailyapple.com)
  • And especially with the help of intelligent digital controls, automating the human respiratory process involves great precision and complexity. (med-technews.com)
  • Ventilatory strategies have been devised for different disease processes to protect pulmonary parenchyma while maintaining adequate gas exchange, and they may be responsible for the increased rates of survival for pathologies such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). (medscape.com)
  • Immunological and neurological ef- duces the greatest hazard for individual ex- fects on the respiratory system linked to posure to these toxic substances [ 1 ], by the local and systemic toxic actions of pes- inhalation, dermal or oral exposure [ 2,3 ]. (who.int)
  • For three breaths, use your inhalations to concentrate on what you're grateful for while using your exhalations to imagine the positive energy of your gratitude radiating through your body. (cnn.com)
  • Repeat the process for a total of three rounds of three breaths each. (cnn.com)
  • Repeat this process for a few breaths, gradually lengthening both the inhalation and exhalation. (healthwithfun.com)
  • During inhalation, intercostal muscles relax and external costal muscles contract whereas, in exhalation, internal intercostal muscles contract and external intercostal muscles relax. (biodifferences.net)
  • When you pay attention to the flow of your exhalation (gentle, deep, effortless exhalation), your body begins with the process of relaxation instantly (your heart rate slows down, your nervous system calms, and tension in your muscles is relieved). (lifehack.org)
  • During vigorous exercise, however, a number of muscles participate in exhalation. (msdmanuals.com)
  • I did a little practice and link the 'So' with inhalation and ham with the exhalation. (meditationiseasy.com)
  • The practice of conductivity and the conscious process in daily life and meditation. (beezone.com)
  • You are responsible for the various forms of your practice, the forms of conductivity and the conscious process"…not the Spiritual Master. (beezone.com)
  • That whole affair of practice, which ultimately becomes awakening, is what I call the Conscious Process. (beezone.com)
  • The Conscious Process in the Way of the Heart is not the whole but a part of the total affair of practice, which involves the transcendence of ego, or conditional attention. (beezone.com)
  • The practice of this Way has many features and forms and the Conscious Process being one of them, develops by stages. (beezone.com)
  • Physiology is the branch of biology that deals with the functions and processes of living organisms. (proprofs.com)
  • Breathing Slows Down the Aging Process Stress is one of the major factors for hastening the aging process and physical breakdown. (spiritcrossing.com)
  • The source from where I learnt this technique had described the sound of inhalation/exhalation in the same way as I have written here. (meditationiseasy.com)
  • At the ConAgra plant and other microwave popcorn plants, the pattern of lung function test abnormalities in workers who regularly mix butter flavorings with heated soybean oil implies a risk for the development of fixed airways obstruction from inhalation of flavoring-related chemicals. (cdc.gov)
  • The sensor must be able to detect even tiny pressure changes that signal a patient's attempts to breathe naturally, adjusting to the patient's own inhalation process to comfortably support it with the required volume of oxygenated air. (med-technews.com)
  • This enables a smoother breathing process that's far more comfortable because users are not competing against constant pressure. (cpapman.com)
  • Exhalation support is especially critical for those with high pressure prescription. (cpapman.com)
  • The automated process controls the pressure and flow rates in the inhalation and exhalation lines. (indianweb2.com)
  • Results The water processing and supply system has some disadvantages, such as water quality guarantee, water quantity abundance, water flow stabilization, water pressure qualification, and system safety, credibility, low failure-ratio, energy saving etc, and can meet the needs of medical water in field operations. (who.int)
  • The lighter, subtler wastes like exhalation and insensible transpiration are constantly escaping from our bodies, due to the action of the Innate Heat on the substance of the organism. (greekmedicine.net)
  • During an initial visit to the plant in January 2003, NIOSH identified production processes and work practices similar to those of other microwave popcorn plants. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to the four-step process, we provide an example of how NIOSH recently evaluated the quality of FFRs sampled from ten U.S. stockpiles. (cdc.gov)
  • Take conscious control of your breathing, lengthening and deepening your inhalations and exhalations. (cnn.com)
  • This chapter will look at these processes and associated organs in more detail and how the two systems are linked. (siyavula.com)
  • This work (generally during the inhalation phase) is stored as potential energy which is recovered during exhalation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The process is very important for plants as it helps them in getting energy. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • This process released energy. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • Aspects of energy can be steadied through sustaining awareness over the entire process of an exhalation, until the inhalation begins. (dharmaseed.org)
  • let the inhalation refresh embodied energy. (dharmaseed.org)
  • They are expressions of the point of view of understanding, and by application to these disciplines, energy and attention are released for the conscious process or the ultimate process of Realization. (beezone.com)
  • Energy is produced by burning molecules in food, which is done by the process of oxidation (whereby food molecules are combined with. (msdmanuals.com)
  • If we follow the first three parts of the process correctly, we can expect a beautiful, strong voice to emerge. (schoolofrock.com)
  • Leaves are considered the effective parts of a plant and they are responsible for the process of photosynthesis. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • The brain acts as the command center, processing information received from sensory organs and sending appropriate signals to other body parts. (freescience.info)
  • Both inhalation and exhalation are parts of breathing. (biodifferences.net)
  • Methods A complete set of medical water processing and supply system was composed of two parts, including water processing system and water supply system. (who.int)
  • Nutrition" may, then, be defined as the sum of the acts or processes by which the myriads of cells that constitute our bodies are nourished. (price-pottenger.org)
  • The Conscious Process cannot be reduced to exercises that go into the name of the conscious process. (beezone.com)
  • The Conscious Process is really the entire Way, including the secondary means. (beezone.com)
  • People thinking about the Conscious Process may see it in abstract terms if they truly don't fully read Adi Da. (beezone.com)
  • It is a conscious process of observation of the mind-helping the meditator to understand the structure of its mind and the quality of its content. (lifehack.org)
  • This example highlights a specific physiological process and its importance in maintaining the normal functioning of the body. (proprofs.com)
  • Meditation is to be seen as a natural, mental cleansing process that happens on a basis of awareness on a moment-to-moment experience. (lifehack.org)
  • Further exhalation requires muscular work. (wikipedia.org)
  • Breathing resistance obtained at a constant flow rate of 85 liters per minute per National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health protocol was correlated to each of the parameters (total work of breathing, inhalation, and exhalation) obtained from the work of breathing tests. (cdc.gov)
  • The work of breathing and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's breathing resistance were found to be strongly and positively correlated (r values of 0.7-0.9) at each work rate for inhalation and exhalation. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective To develop a complete set of medical water processing and supply system to meet the needs of water in field operations for emergency rescues and disaster relief work, filed advance drill, etc. (who.int)
  • That's why when we are asked to concentrate on So'ham, most of us naturally connects 'So' (being the first syllable) with inhalation (being the the first process of breathing). (meditationiseasy.com)
  • As an emotional detox coach, I have found that the process is much more effective when it stems from the intention of processing rather than removing. (spiritualityhealth.com)
  • Just return your attention again, concentrating on the exhalations and inhalations. (projectintermath.org)
  • Sit still and pay attention to your exhalation. (lifehack.org)
  • Repeating this process-creating a constant rhythm out of the breathing and the attention-you create a process of meditation. (lifehack.org)
  • Think of emotional cleansing as similar to the recycling process, the process of reusing something for the greater good. (spiritualityhealth.com)
  • The process of relaxing and focusing is similar to push-up exercises in the gym. (projectintermath.org)