Your brain, lungs, nose, mouth, and the muscles of your upper body coordinate to produce a sneeze.
Here's a breakdown of how these parts work together:
- Brain: The sneeze reflex is triggered in the brain in response to irritants in the nasal passages.
- Lungs: The lungs forcefully expel air to create the sneeze.
- Nose: The nasal passages are the source of the irritation that triggers the sneeze and the pathway for the expelled air and mucus.
- Mouth: The mouth often opens during a sneeze, contributing to the expulsion of air.
- Muscles of the Upper Body: Muscles in the chest, abdomen, and diaphragm contract to generate the force behind the sneeze.
Therefore, sneezing is a complex bodily function involving multiple systems working in coordination.
