Which of the following occurs during exhalation?

A. None of the answer options is correct.
B. Negative pressure in the lungs increases.
C. The diaphragm contracts and flattens out.
D. Intercostal muscles elevate the ribs.
E. The volume of the thoracic cavity
increases.


A

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