Espiral AtlasDiaphragm
diaphragma
The main muscle of inspiration: it descends when it contracts, but only the central part moves, since the periphery is the fixed origin. The right dome is higher than the left because of the liver.
In the full entry
The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.
- Origin
- Insertion
- Innervation
- Blood supply
Related clinical cases
- Paralysis of the diaphragm
- Hiccups, the phrenic nerve and referred pain of the diaphragm
- Rupture of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic hernia