• When it contracts, it moves downward to give more room in the chest cavity as the lungs expand. (wellpet.org)
  • As the diaphragm moves downward it creates negative pressure in the chest and you inhale. (wakeup-world.com)
  • The spasm forces the animal's "voice" box known as the glottis (a dog's vocal cords) to close affecting its breath. (wellpet.org)
  • An involuntary spasm of the diaphragm causes you to suck in air and at the same time the glottis closes to prevent more air coming in. (wakeup-world.com)
  • When puppies breathe out, the diaphragm muscles relax and move upwards. (wellpet.org)
  • It's normal, because at the beginning we are all very conditioned to the fact that the belly only moves upwards and inwards if we contract the abdominal muscles. (cpyoga.com)
  • thr oat) collects incoming air from your nose and passes it downward to your trachea (windpipe). (slideshare.net)
  • The nose serves as passageway for gas, not food, to the lower airway. (vibdoc.com)
  • Both swallowed food and fluid and inhaled air pass through it. (slideshare.net)
  • An emetic medicine does its fullest action, when given to a man after having applied a Sneha and Sveda (to him) and after having stirred up the Doshas of his body with the help of a soft mucilaginous ( Kapha -producing) [1] fluid and emollient food so as to accelerate their easy expulsion from the system 4. (wisdomlib.org)
  • The Stanford Emergency Manual is now available in a 4ΒΌ X 5-inch pocket version , suitable for carrying in one's briefcase or backpack as you move from one anesthetizing location to another. (theanesthesiaconsultant.com)
  • One hypothesis, supported by electromyographic studies, is that cats produce the purring noise by using the vocal folds and/or the muscles of the larynx to alternately dilate and constrict the glottis rapidly, causing air vibrations during inhalation and exhalation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The muscles should be soft and move well, so they should not be sensitive or painful to touch. (jessicarealept.com)
  • categorized vocal responses of cats according to the behavioral context: during separation of kittens from mother cats, during food deprivation, during pain, prior to or during threat or attack behavior, as in disputes over territory or food, during a painful or acutely stressful experience, as in routine prophylactic injections and during kitten deprivation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Draw your tongue back while keeping it pointing downward and toward the bottom of orally while keeping orally shut to direct smoke from your lips. (blogpostdaily.com)
  • With orally closed, draw your tongue back, keeping it pointing down toward the bottom of orally so the vapour moves from your lips. (blogpostdaily.com)
  • Move your pet to a quiet place where you can groom or pat him gently. (wellpet.org)
  • By keeping a magic pill in their mouth they can also move in space to any place in the twinkling of an eye. (energyenhancement.org)
  • It has been said that "food properly chosen, properly cooked and properly eaten is half the battle of life," and the practical value of the subject will readily be understood when it is considered that it plays an important part, not only in maintaining health, but in modifying and curing diseases. (budwin.net)
  • In considering the subject of food, it is important to understand the method by which it is appropriated by the system and converted into blood, flesh, bone and other tissues, and how it is utilized in the generation of heat and force. (budwin.net)
  • Instead, you have to make the sound by contracting your glottis and pushing the air through your lips. (blogpostdaily.com)
  • Additionally, the larynx plays a crucial role in protecting the airway by closing off during swallowing to prevent food or liquids from entering the lungs. (proprofs.com)
  • Glottis - Opening to the Larynx (voice box). (ubc.ca)
  • One hypothesis, supported by electromyographic studies, is that cats produce the purring noise by using the vocal folds and/or the muscles of the larynx to alternately dilate and constrict the glottis rapidly, causing air vibrations during inhalation and exhalation. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the same time, carbon dioxide, a waste product, moves from the bloodstream into the alveoli to be expelled during exhalation. (microbiologynote.com)
  • It just simply becomes a deep grunting downward movement facilitated by the strong muscular uterus and the feeling of pressure becomes secondary to that involuntary downward force. (birthworks.org)
  • It seems a most singular case of a house divided against itself for me to want to take a train, and for my own muscles, which are given me for my command, to refuse to take me there, so that I move toward the train with an involuntary effort away from it. (homemedicine.ca)
  • Ribs move in and down. (ubc.ca)
  • Prevents food from entering the lungs. (ubc.ca)
  • Cilia beat upward moving mucus and any particles away from the lungs. (ubc.ca)
  • Air will naturally move in to fill this extra volume created, moving into the lungs and balancing the pressure inside and outside the lungs. (ubc.ca)
  • Use of postural maneuvers, different delivery methods (spoon vs cup vs straw), and the alteration of food consistency are other components of dysphagia therapy that may reduce or eliminate aspiration. (medscape.com)
  • Vocal cords - Vibrate as air moves past, producing sound. (ubc.ca)
  • categorized vocal responses of cats according to the behavioral context: during separation of kittens from mother cats, during food deprivation, during pain, prior to or during threat or attack behavior, as in disputes over territory or food, during a painful or acutely stressful experience, as in routine prophylactic injections and during kitten deprivation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moderation in sitting and movement, as a woman should not excessively move or sit wrongly. (mytechnicalblogger.com)
  • As the baby moves through the bottom or outlet of the pelvis, internally rotating the thighs (think "closing the knees") creates MORE space for the baby to emerge, which means less pressure on the baby's head. (birthworks.org)
  • When the vagina contracts as a result of increased intraabdominal pressure, such as when shifting postures, moving, or lacking arousal, air is expelled, which is typically audible. (mytechnicalblogger.com)
  • Research tells us that pelvic floor well-being is directly related to the amount of time spent doing "open-glottis" pushing (exhaling while bearing down - an instinctive style of pushing). (birthworks.org)
  • It acts as a switching mechanism, directing air and food into the appropriate channels - the trachea for air and the esophagus for food. (proprofs.com)