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Q. During expiration the diaphragm becomes

JIPMERJIPMER 2016Breathing and Exchange of Gases

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During expiration the diaphragm becomes dome-shaped, because muscle fibres of diaphragm relax making it convex (i.e., dome-shaped) thereby decreasing the volume of thoracic cavity.