When the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles contract,

A) the lungs collapse.
B) the volume of the thorax decreases.
C) expiration occurs.
D) the volume of the lungs decreases.
E) the volume of the thorax increases.


E) the volume of the thorax increases.

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