If air pressure is so strong, why doesn't it hurt humans?

Subject: If air pressure is so strong, why doesn't it hurt humans?

Date: Sun Mar 8 18:30:02 1998
Posted by Nancy Mann
Grade level: grad (non-science)
School: Hofstra University
City: North Bellmore/Hempstead State/Province: NY
Country: USA
Area of science: Anatomy
ID: 889403402.An

Message:


I already assume that under normal conditions, air exerts pressure equally on 
all sides of the human body. So, I am guessing that there must be some kind of 
pressure exerting force from inside the human body to equalize the pressure. If 
so, what is it? How do the two pressures work together so we don't explode/
implode?

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