PATHOLOGY MCQ
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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Question
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The diaphragm is a muscle above the two lungs
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -(DY-uh-fram) The thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen.
Detailed explanation-3: -Overview. The diaphragm is a thin dome-shaped muscle which separates the thoracic cavity (lungs and heart) from the abdominal cavity (intestines, stomach, liver, etc.).
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