It got its name from its shape. It closes similar to the iris in your eye.
The Latin name for the diaphragm is diaphragma.
It is the thoracic diaphragm, or simply diaphragm.
Diaphragm
a hiccup.
lungs and diaphragm
your diaphragm
Answer: skeletal musculature( connective tissue)
diaphragm
The opening where the esophagus passes through the diaphragm is called the esophageal hiatus or esophageal opening in the diaphragm.
Diaphragm
diaphragm
it is called the diaphram.