ELi5 – Do puffed out cheeks when holding breath actually get used?

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In other words, if I jump in a pool and fill up my lungs and mouth with the stereotypical chipmunk cheeks full of air, do my lungs use any of that air in my cheeks as like a “reserve”? Or is it only the air that made it into the lungs that gets used?

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You can fit so little air just in your mouth. It will be of no use to you. That’s like trying to fill a tire by waving your arms in front of the valve.

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In other words, if I jump in a pool and fill up my lungs and mouth with the stereotypical chipmunk cheeks full of air, do my lungs use any of that air in my cheeks as like a “reserve”? Or is it only the air that made it into the lungs that gets used?

In: 12

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Anonymous 0 Comments

You can fit so little air just in your mouth. It will be of no use to you. That’s like trying to fill a tire by waving your arms in front of the valve.

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