The thoracic diaphragm, or simply the diaphragm (/ˈdaɪəfræm/; Ancient Greek: διάφραγμα, romanized: diáphragma, lit. 'partition'), is a sheet of internal... 30 KB (3,361 words) - 23:39, 1 May 2024 |
location. The thoracic aorta is a continuation of the descending aorta and becomes the abdominal aorta when it passes through the diaphragm. The initial... 5 KB (495 words) - 14:06, 17 June 2023 |
of the thoracic cavity is the mediastinum. There are two openings of the thoracic cavity, a superior thoracic aperture known as the thoracic inlet and... 4 KB (385 words) - 14:14, 21 March 2024 |
Look up diaphragm in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Diaphragm may refer to: Thoracic diaphragm, a thin sheet of muscle between the thorax and the abdomen... 1 KB (198 words) - 13:53, 7 November 2022 |
The central tendon of the diaphragm is a thin but strong aponeurosis situated slightly anterior to the vault formed by the muscle, resulting in longer... 3 KB (361 words) - 06:41, 13 April 2024 |
Diaphragmatic rupture (redirect from Diaphragm rupture) abdomen so high that the diaphragm ruptures. Blunt trauma creates a large pressure gradient between the abdominal and thoracic cavities; this gradient... 19 KB (2,359 words) - 00:17, 30 April 2024 |
The crus of diaphragm (pl.: crura), refers to one of two tendinous structures that extends below the diaphragm to the vertebral column. There is a right... 3 KB (339 words) - 03:00, 7 February 2024 |
the body formed by the sternum, the thoracic vertebrae, and the ribs. It extends from the neck to the diaphragm, and does not include the upper limbs... 16 KB (1,963 words) - 14:34, 29 March 2024 |
Aortic hiatus (category Thoracic diaphragm) midline: 185 opening in the posterior part of the diaphragm giving passage to the descending aorta as well as the thoracic duct, and variably the azygos and hemiazygos... 4 KB (323 words) - 18:17, 10 June 2023 |