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No, in humans (and animals, I think) the diaphragm is located just below the lungs.

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What is the sheet of muscle located between the chest and abdomen?

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The heart is located above what?

The heart is located above the diaphragm and slightly left of the center of the chest, between the lungs.


Where is the diaphragm located in the chest cavity?

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Location of lungs in context of diaphragm?

The lungs are located above the diaphragm, which is a dome-shaped muscle located at the bottom of the chest cavity. The diaphragm separates the chest cavity (where the lungs are located) from the abdominal cavity (where organs like the liver and stomach are situated). When the diaphragm contracts and moves downward, it creates more space for the lungs to expand during inhalation.


Muscle separating the chest and abdomen?

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Where is the diafram?

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What is The muscle separating the abdomen from the chest?

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What muscle expand chest cavity upward during inspiration?

The diaphragm (a sheet of muscle underneath the ribcage) and intercostal muscles (located between your ribs).


Is a sheet of muscle located beneath the lungs that is used to expand and contrast the chest cavity of mammal?

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Where are your lungs located in body?

Your lungs are in the thoracic cavity, which includes the chest down to the diaphragm. The lungs are located on both sides of the heart in pleural cavities.Source:http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/what-is-in-the-thoracic-cavities.html


Where is the hiatus located in abdomen?

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