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Is the diaphragm superior to the lungs?
Yes the liver lies below the diaphragm on the right side of the abdomen.
What is the diaphragm located below?
The diaphragm is a muscle located below the lungs and above the abdominal organs. It plays a key role in the breathing process by contracting and relaxing to help expand the lungs and create space for air to enter.
Are lungs above the diaphragm?
Yes.
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.
What is the muscular sheet below the lungs?
Diaphragm
Is the diaphragm located right below lungs?
Your diaphragm is located below your lungs. When you relax your muscles, your diaphragm is shaped like a dome.
What is dome shaped muscle below your lungs and helps you breathe?
The dome shaped muscle that works with the lungs is the diaphragm.
Which muscle does the base of the lungs sit above?
The base of the lungs sits above the diaphragm, which is the primary muscle involved in respiration. The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity, where the lungs are located, from the abdominal cavity. During inhalation, the diaphragm contracts and moves downward, creating negative pressure that allows air to flow into the lungs.
Where in the body would you find the diaphragam?
The diaphragm is the muscle below the lungs, and above the stomach, responsible for breathing. The diaphragm works by pulling tighter, thus decreasing the pressure in the lungs, pulling air in through the trachea. To exhale, the diaphragm relaxes, and chest muscles contract, pushing the air back out.
When inhaling diaphragm?
The diaphragm is below the lungs and the heart and above the stomach,and the intestines,therefore the diaphragm must be pushed down or in a convex position to the heart.
Is the diaphragm located at the top of the chest?
No, in humans (and animals, I think) the diaphragm is located just below the lungs.
Location of lungs in context of diaphragm?
The lungs are located above the diaphragm, which is a dome-shaped muscle located at the bottom of the chest cavity. The diaphragm separates the chest cavity (where the lungs are located) from the abdominal cavity (where organs like the liver and stomach are situated). When the diaphragm contracts and moves downward, it creates more space for the lungs to expand during inhalation.
