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The mechanical action of any skeletal muscle is essentially determined by the anatomy of the muscle and by the structures it has to displace when it contracts. The respiratory muscles are morphologically and functionally skeletal muscles, and their task is to rhythmically displace the chest wall and pump gas in and out of the lungs. Understanding the actions of the respiratory muscles, therefore, requires a clear understanding of their anatomy and of the mechanics of the chest wall.
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De Troyer, A. (1998). Respiratory muscle function. In: Milic-Emili, J. (eds) Applied Physiology in Respiratory Mechanics. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2928-6_2
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