Assertion: diaphragm | /r/CapableOf | separate the thorax
Facets:
value: from the abdomen
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from the primary muscle of ventilation
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: As nouns the difference between diaphragm and pessary is that diaphragm is (anatomy) in mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm while pessary is a medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary.
text: As nouns the difference between diaphragm and diagram is that diaphragm is (anatomy) in mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm while diagram is a plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.
text: The diaphragm is both the physical barrier that separates the thorax from the abdomen and the primary muscle of ventilation.
text: In the body, the diaphragm is a curved sheet of smooth muscle which separates the thorax from the abdomen.