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What muscle separates the chest from the abdomen and forms the floor of the thorax?
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∙ 10y ago
The muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen and forms the floor of the thorax is called the diaphragm.
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What sections separates superior and inferior portions of the body?
There could be many answers!But I think you are referring to the DIAPHRAGM (the main muscle of breathing) which separates the THORAX (your 'chest') from your ABDOMEN (your 'stomach' area)
What is call the thin muscle functioning in the respiration that separates the chest from the abdomen?
It is the thoracic diaphragm.
What separates the abdomen and the chest cavity?
The diaphragm separates the chest from the abdomen and pelvis
What is The muscle separating the abdomen from the chest?
The diaphragm is the muscle separating the abdomen from the chest
Region of the thorax and abdomen is located below the stomach?
That's an oddly worded question... but the abdomen is a part of the thorax. Your abdomen is the lower half of your thorax, your chest is the upper half. Our stomachs are roughly in the middle.
Muscle separating the chest and abdomen?
the diaphragm is the muscle separating the chest and the abdomen
Where is the hiatus located in abdomen?
Hernia, hiatus: Protrusion of the stomach up into the opening normally occupied by the esophagus in the diaphragm, the great dome of muscle that separates the thoracic (chest) cavity from the abdomen.
What is Haitus Hernia?
Hiatal hernia is a condition in which a portion of the stomach protrudes upward into the chest, through an opening in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is the sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. It is used in breathing.
What is a thorax and a abdomen?
Insects have body parts just like humans do. The thorax of an insect is like the chest. On the thorax are the insect's head, legs, wings, leading to its abdomen. The abdomen is the stomach, and it also contains the insect's genitals (like humans, insects can be male or female).
What separates the lungs from the chest wall?
Diaphragm which is the most important muscle for breathing, separates lungs from abdomen
Does an insect have a head and the thorax and the abdomen?
We describe an insect's body as head, thorax and abdomen. That means something like "head, chest and belly".In much the same way as humans, crocodiles, and dogs are built, the chest or "thorax" of an insect is between the belly and the head.In fact, the word "thorax" applies to the human body as well; we speak of thoracic surgery, the thoracic cavity, and thoracic vertebrae for example.
What are the three main part of your body?
That would be the head,thorax/chest and abdomen.
