Why people yawn when they are sleepy? Are there any biological reasons behind yawning?

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Why people yawn when they are sleepy? Are there any biological reasons behind yawning?

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I’ve always known it through an A&P instructor that the yawn is designed to open up some of the alveoli that aren’t being used as the body signals for more oxygen.

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