Eli5: How come our stomach moves up and down when we breathe?

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I’m laying down trying to take a nap right now with my hands on my stomach and it’s weird feeling it move.

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When we breath in our diaphragm muscles contract drawing air in and when we breath out the muscles relax pushing air out (yes it’s paradoxical). This contraction and relaxation of the muscle can be seen as the rise and fall of our chest and stomach

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