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A diaphragm is a thin sheet which separates two volumes or spaces (from Greek for barricade). They are manufactured for a variety of uses; in microphones and earpieces, pumps, and barriers to the passage of sperm for contraception. Many exist in living things, the eardrum being a small but important one.
All the above mentioned things would be called a diaphragm. The diaphragm is one particular kind; it is a muscle that is located under the lungs that contracts to let air into the lungs. When the diaphragm "moves down" it causes you to inhale and when your diaphragm relaxes to form a dome shape muscle you exhale.
If we didn't have a diaphragm then we wouldn't be able to give birth. The diaphragm also makes us have hiccups! When the regular rhythmic contraction gets disturbed we appear to end up with hiccups.
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∙ 11y agothe muscle that pulls down on the lungs, the decrease in pressure inflates the lungs, a good example is a ballon inside a pop bottle, with the bottom replaced with another balloon, when you pull down on it the balloon inflates.
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What part of a microscope regulates resolution and definition of the specimen?
The Iris Diaphragm.
What is the diaphragm color?
your diaphragm is a reddish color
What is the initial site for respiration?
diaphragm A+ Tim
Which muscle is innervated by the phrenic nerve?
Diaphragm
What is the definition of an iris?
if you're talking about the eye the definition isThe circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.Classical Mythology:a messenger of the gods, regarded as the goddess of the rainbow.also, in Spanish it means rainbow.Iris is also a flower.
What is a short definition for Diaphragm?
The muscle below your lungs that controls your breathing.
What part of a microscope regulates resolution and definition of the specimen?
The Iris Diaphragm.
What is the definition of singultus?
Singultus is a medical term for hiccups, which are involuntary spasms of the diaphragm muscle. This can result in a sudden intake of breath followed by a closure of the vocal cords, creating the characteristic "hic" sound. Singultus is usually benign and resolves on its own, but persistent hiccups may require medical evaluation.
What is the sheet of muscle located between the chest and abomen?
it is called the diaphram.
What is the definition of diaphragm in the microscope?
A simple device between the light and the slide that controls the amount of light that passes through the object being viewed.
What is the human diaphragm made out of?
The diaphragm is not made out of bone, but the diaphragm is a muscle.
What is the dome-shaped muscle that aids in breathing?
The muscle you are referring to is the diaphragm. It also separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
What is the definition of the breathing system?
The stems involved in breathing: the ribs, intercostal muscles, diaphragm as well as the lungs and the tubes which bring air into the body from the outside.
Muscle separating the chest and abdomen?
the diaphragm is the muscle separating the chest and the abdomen
Deep diaphragm breathing is?
Deep diaphragm breathing is done by contracting the diaphragm.
What is diaphragm cancer?
what is diaphragm cancer
How the diaphragm helps the lungs?
Your diaphragm contracts and expands when you breath. When the diaphragm contracts, air rushes into the lungs. When the diaphragm relaxes, air is exhaled.
