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The diaphragm is a thick muscle separating the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.
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The muscle that divides the body into thoracic and abdomiopelvic cavities is the?
DIAPHRAGM divides the body into thoracic and abdomo -pelvic cavities.
What is the name of muscle separating upper body and lower?
diaphragm
What parts of the body are covered by thick muscles?
what are the examples of a thick muscle
Why do you think the muscle of the heart is so thick of a sheep?
The muscle of a sheep's heart is thick for the same reason our heart muscle is thick. It is thick as it has to pump blood around the body, and so it is under a lot of pressure.
What cavities of the body can you name?
What cavities of the body can you name?
What is the difference between the thorax and the diaphragm?
thorax = the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm, partially encased by the ribs and containing the heart and lungs; the chest. diaphragm = a body partition of muscle and connective tissue separating the chest and the abdominal cavities.
What are the major body cavities?
ventral and dorsal body cavities are the major two for the body.
Why does the heart have thick muscle?
Too pump blood around your body to keep you alive!
What is the body cavities and how are they used in health care?
Body cavities are internal cavities in the body with an external entrance. In health there are different reasons to examine body cavities. In law enforcement there are different reasons. Searching for things mainly.
What tpyes of tissues found in the body?
They include: Connective tissue, Muscle tissue and Nervous tissue. The other one is Epithelial tissue, which covers the body surface and forms the lining for most internal cavities..
What 2 cavities does the diaphragm separate?
diaphragm is muscular part made up of involuntary smooth muscles.it is nothing but a thin rubber dome with a springy and flexible rim.any dividing structure is acts as a diaphragm and is called so.a number of structures acts so.in body ,THORACIC DIAPHRAGM; a tissue of muscle separating thoracic and abdomen.it also plays important role in respiration.UROGENITAL DIAPHRAGM;a layer of pelvis separating deep perineal sac from upper pelvis.PELVIC DIAPHRAGM;a pelvic muscle consisting of levator ani and coccygeus.even iris and eardrum acts as a diaphragm.even it is used in birth control.;inserted in vagina and fitted over cervix and is held in place by vaginal muscles,this diaphragm holds spermicide in place over cervix.it kills sperms and prevent fertilization.thus the diaphragm acts as a dividing structure in various parts and divides body in various parts.
What is the fluid secreted by the specialized membranes that line the body cavities?
Serous fluid is secreted by membranes the line the body cavities, such as the pleura and peritoneum.
