MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The diaphragm, located below the lungs, is the major muscle of respiration. It is a large, dome-shaped muscle that contracts rhythmically and continually, and most of the time, involuntarily. Upon inhalation, the diaphragm contracts and flattens and the chest cavity enlarges.

Detailed explanation-2: -The diaphragm is a large muscle that separates the chest, and the organs in it, from the abdomen and the body organs located there. This muscle, also called the thoracic diaphragm, plays an important role in breathing as its alternating movement helps you to inhale and exhale.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the diaphragm? The diaphragm is the most efficient muscle for breathing. It’s a large, dome-shaped muscle located at the base of your lungs. Your abdominal muscles help move the diaphragm and give you more power to empty your lungs.

Detailed explanation-4: -During breathing at rest, this is accomplished by the coordinated activity of the diaphragm and inspiratory rib cage muscles.

Detailed explanation-5: -(DY-uh-fram) The thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen.