If the lungs were to lose their elastic recoil how would you expel air from the lungs?

Question

I understand that it is hard as air gets trapped etc... but how does one still expel air from the lungs and what about the muscles included to help with the expiration?
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Answer

There is a bellows that draws air into the lungs and forces it out. It is called the diaphragm. If you watch someone who is asleep you will see that the stomach rises and falls as they breathe. That is the muscle pulling the diaphragm up and down.

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If the lungs were to lose their elastic recoil how would you expel air from the lungs?

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