Assertion: diaphragm | /r/CapableOf | separate the thoracic cavity
Facets:
value: from the abdominal cavity
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: with lung
type: OTHER
value: with .
type: OTHER
value: with intestines
type: OTHER
value: with stomach
type: OTHER
value: with heart
type: OTHER
value: with liver
type: OTHER
value: from the abdomen
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity, containing the heart and lungs, from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in respiration: as the diaphragm contracts, the volume of the thoracic cavity increases, creating a negative pressure there, which draws air into the lungs.
text: The diaphragm is a C-shaped structure of muscle and fibrous tissue that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen.
text: The diaphragm is a large, dome-shaped, sheet of muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.
text: The diaphragm is a dome-shaped musculo-fibrous septum that separates the thoracic cavity from the rest of the abdominal cavity.
text: The diaphragm is a tough layer of tissue which plays a role in respiration and separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.
text: The diaphragm is the dome-shaped muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity, enclosing the inferior thoracic aperture.
text: The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity (with lung and heart) from the abdominal cavity (with liver, stomach, intestines, etc.).
text: The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.