Assertion: diaphragm | /r/HasProperty | pierced by structure
Facets:
value: like nerves
type: OTHER
value: like muscular structures
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Diaphragm is a muscular and tendinous sheath that closes the opening between thorax and abdomen and is pierced by structures that pass between these two regions of the body.
text: The diaphragm is pierced by many structures, notably the esophagus, aorta, and inferior vena cava, and is occasionally subject to herniation (rupture).
text: The diaphragm is pierced by various apertures to permit of the passage of structures, like important blood vessels, nerves and muscular structures like the esophagus, between the thorax and abdomen.