When slumped over, the lungs have less room to contract and inflate, therefore, decreasing its capacity to obtain the maximum amount of oxygen needed.

Immediately air hissed through the aperture and I saw the colt's chest swell as his lungs inflated.

In this situation, the chamber in which the lungs are inflating (the chest), bears more resemblance to a brick wall than a rib cage with muscles.

High posture was demonstrated by territorial males, which floated on the surface of the water with their lungs inflated, displaying their yellow gulars.

When the muscles of the chest and diaphragm contract they expand the chest, causing the lungs to inflate.

That is to say that, with the lungs fully inflated, they have slightly less specific gravity than water and will not start to sink until they exhale.

It is important to keep the lungs fully inflated for the maximum possible time and to exhale and inhale rapidly when a breath is taken.

And my lungs inflated.

And he's not looking to remain bulletproof today against Colorado, only to keep his lungs inflated.

The lungs had inflated and were indistinguishable between treatments and genotypes (Figure 5).