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An unpaired muscle that acts with the muscle to accomplish inspiration?
Inspiration is due to the contraction of the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles.
What is a muscle that forces the lungs to expand and contract and bring air into and out of the lungs?
Lungs do not actively expand and contract by themselves. A muscle below the lungs called the diaphragm acts as a bellow, creating negative pressure within the abdominal cavity that holds the lungs to allow air to rush in and out the lungs.
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 muscles form the urogenital diaphragm?
The Pelvis and Perineum are divided by 2 diaphragms 1. pelvic diaphragm made up of levator ani muscles which are attached at perineal body this arrangement is just like diaphragm muscle which has a central tendon like perineal body and inferiorly the pelvic diaphragm is covered by colles facia. 2.the other diaphragm is urogenital diaphragm, its upper layer is formed by parietal pelvic fascia and inferior layer is formed connective tissue perineal membrane, between these two layers is called deep perineal pouch which contain deep transverse perineii muscle which is a skeletal muscle and it acts as sphincter urethrae.
What is the medical term for a muscle that acts with another muscle to produce movement?
synergistic muscle
What A musculotropic substance acts on what?
A musculotropic substance acts on muscle tissue. It specifically targets and affects smooth muscle cells, resulting in changes to muscle contraction and relaxation.
What is a superficial muscle of the neck and upper back acts at the shoulder This muscle is the?
The trapezius muscle is a superficial muscle of the neck and upper back that acts at the shoulder. It is responsible for movements like shoulder shrugging, scapular elevation, depression, retraction, and rotation.
In this reflex action the muscle acts as the ....?
Effector
Which muscle acts as an antagonist to the geniohyoid during depression of mandible?
The masseter acts as the antagonist.
What is a muscle that acts as bowels to open and close the openings are called what type of muscle?
sphincter
What happens to the shape of cilia muscles when they relax?
When the ciliary muscle is relaxed, the choroid acts like a spring pulling on the lens via the zonule fibers causing the lens to become flat.
Which muscle acts as the antagonist of the Piriformis?
Glute medius
