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... > Musculoskeletal System > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Respiratory Muscles > Diaphragm
... > Tissues > Muscles > Muscle, Striated > Muscle, Skeletal > Respiratory Muscles > Diaphragm
Body Regions > Torso > Abdominal Core > Diaphragm

Preferred term

Diaphragm  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Diaphragm, Respiratory
  • Diaphragms, Respiratory
  • Respiratory Diaphragm
  • Respiratory Diaphragms

Note

  • IM when organ of respiration; NIM in studies on muscle tissue; /growth: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; /embryol: coord with MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT if pertinent

Scope note

  • The musculofibrous partition that separates the THORACIC CAVITY from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY. Contraction of the diaphragm increases the volume of the thoracic cavity aiding INHALATION.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003964

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