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5 millimeters
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What major cavity is superior to the diaphragm?
The thoracic cavity is superior to the diaphragm. It is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm and contains the heart and lungs.
What structure on a microscope controls the amount of light that passes through the specimen?
The Diaphragm or diaphragm control lever regulates the amount of light passing through the slide specimen on the microscope stage.
What divides the aorta into a superior thoracic aorta and an inferior abdominal aorta?
The diaphragm divides the aorta into a superior thoracic aorta above the diaphragm and an inferior abdominal aorta below the diaphragm.
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.
Does the diaphragm lie inferior to the organs in the thoracic cavity?
No, the diaphragm lies superior to the organs in the thoracic cavity. It is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and plays a key role in the process of respiration.
How thick is the diaphragm muscle?
5 millimeters
What is a thick muscle separating two body cavities?
The diaphragm is a thick muscle separating the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.
What is the thick sheet of muscle that assists us when we breath?
The thick sheet of muscle that helps us breathe is called the diaphragm.
What do you call the thick sheet of muscle that forms at the bottom of your chest cavity?
Diaphragm.
Is the diaphragm the largest muscle in the body?
Honestly it depends by what you mean by largest. Longest would be the sartorius muscle. The widest would probably be the trapezius. The diaphragm isn't particularly thick or wide.
What is done prior to insertion of a diaphragm?
the inside of the dome and the rim are covered with a thick layer (perhaps a tablespoon) of a spermicide that is compatible with the diaphragm being used. The domed area covers the opening into the uterus (cervix) and keeps the spermicide in place
What is the sheet of muscle located between the chest and abomen?
it is called the diaphram.
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.
Muscle separating the chest and abdomen?
the diaphragm is the muscle separating the chest and the abdomen
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.
