During ______, your diaphragm relaxes and comes back up, your external intercostal relax, and your rib cage comes back down. This creates a smaller space and causes intrapulmonary pressure to increase, causing air to flow out of the lungs.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: expiration

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