diaphragm
muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
Diaphragm."The shape and variations of the diaphragm as seen by skiagraphy have already been described (page 407).
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Diaphragm
rubber dome placed at the upper end of the vagina
may be used along with spermicidal chemicals
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diaphragm A dome-shaped muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
diastole The filling of the ventricle of the heart with blood. PICTURE ...
diaphragm
[Gk. diaphrassein, to barricade]
A sheet of muscle that forms the bottom wall of the thoracic cavity in mammals; active in ventilating the lungs.
diastole ...
Diaphragm the muscle which draws air into the lungs and separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity
(dia = across through; phragm = fence partition) ...
Diaphragms and cervical caps serve as physical barriers and prevent sperm from reaching the cervix. They are good protection against STDs transmitted by exchange of body fluids.
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diaphragm The domed respiratory muscle between thoracic and abdominal compartments of mammals.
diapolar cells Ciliated somatodermal cells located between the parapolar and uropolar cells of a mesozoan.
Artery . Coelom . Diaphragm . Gastrointestinal tract . Hair . Exoskeleton . Lip . Nerve . Peritoneum . Serous membrane . Skeleton . Skull . Spinal cord . Vein
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Barrier methods employ physical (condom, diaphragm) or chemical (spermacides) means to separate the sperm from the egg. Male condoms are fitted over the erect penis; female condoms are placed inside the vagina.
Keywords: medulla, dorsal respiratory group, ventral respiratory group, inspiration expiration, intercostal muscles, diaphragm, intercostal nerve, phrenic nerve, oxygen, carbon dioxide, chemoreceptors, aortic bodies, carotid bodies, ...
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Anatomically, the abdomen stretches from the thorax at the thoracic diaphragm to ... Functionally, the human abdomen is where most of the alimentary tract is placed ...
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As your lungs expand, they fill with air. If you were to again squeeze the bottle what would happen? The water would squirt out, wouldn'tS it. When your diaphragm again squeezes you’re the bottom side of your lungs, air is forced out of them.
As we said, frogs swallow air. The muscles of the rib cage (intercostal muscles) aid in ventilation of the lungs in reptiles, birds and mammals and in the mammals the muscular diaphragm is very important.
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