Thoracic diaphragm
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thoracic-diaphragm-177-14289861
title:
Thoracic diaphragm
text:
The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm, is a sheet of internal skeletal muscle in humans and other mammals that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity. The diaphragm is the most important muscle of respiration, and separates the thoracic cavity, containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity: as the diaphragm contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases, creating a negative pressure there, which draws air into the lungs. Its high oxygen consumption is note
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Sheet of internal skeletal muscle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoracic_diaphragm
date created:
2003-09-19T05:41:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T04:33:10Z
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image:
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13
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