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The exhalation of air from human lungs is driven by ________.

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during quiet breathing it is driven by passive recoil of the lungs and chest wall.


extra information, during forced expiration, the intercostals as well as the abdominal muscles help to increase intra-abdominal pressure, forcing air out.
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