Assertion: diaphragm | /r/CapableOf | separate the chest cavity
Facets:
value: from the abdominal cavity
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: on flattens
type: LOCATION
value: on breathing in the diaphragm contracts
type: MANNER
value: from the abdomen
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: The diaphragm is a sheet of muscle that extends across the bottom of the rib cage, separating the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and performs an important function in breathing (respiration).
text: The diaphragm is a sheet of muscle separating the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity which, when relaxed, domes upwards; on breathing in the diaphragm contracts & flattens down, thus increasing the capacity of the chest, and causing air to be drawn into the lungs.
text: The diaphragm is the thin muscle wall that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen.
text: The diaphragm is a sheet of muscle separating the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity which, when relaxed, domes upwards; on breathing in the diaphragm contracts & flattens down, thus increasing the capacity of the chest, and causing air to be drawn into the lungs.