Diaphragm ( Handout ) Flashcards
Double-domed and serves as a musculocutaneous partition
Diaphragm
Separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Diaphragm
Parts of the diaphragm
Muscular part and
Central tendon
Serves as the chief muscle for inspiration
Diaphragm
Which is higher,
Right dome or Left dome?
Right dome
Superior surface of diaphragm
A. Convex
B. Concave
A. Convex
Inferior surface of the diaphragm
A. Convex
B. Concave
B. Concave
Aponeurotic tendon of all muscular fibers of the diaphragm that lies near the center of the diaphragm
Central tendon
The central tendon resembles?
Cloverleaf
- with 3 leaves
What perforates the central tendon?
Caval opening
The muscular part of the diaphragm is divided into ___ parts based on peripheral attachments
3 parts
What are the three parts of the muscular part of the diaphragm?
Sternal
Costal
Lumbar
Muscular part of the diaphragm: Has 2 muscular slips that attach to the posterior xiphoid process A. Sternal B. Costal C. Lumbar
A. Sternal
Where does the muscular slips of the sternal part of the diaphragm attaches to?
Xiphoid process
Muscular part of the diaphragm: Has wide muscular slips and forms the R & L domes A. Sternal B. Costal C. Lumbar
B. Costal
Muscular part of the diaphragm: Attaches to the internal surfaces of the inferior six costal cartilages and ribs A. Sternal B. Costal C. Lumbar
B. Costal
Muscular part of the diaphragm: Arises from the medial and lateral arcuate ligaments and 3 superior lumbar vertebrae A. Sternal B. Costal C. Lumbar
C. Lumbar
Muscular part of the diaphragm: Forms the R & L crura A. Sternal B. Costal C. Lumbar
C. Lumbar
Musculotendinous bundles of the diaphragm
Crura
- right and left
The crura arises from what structures
Superior 3 lumbar vertebrae
Anterior longitudinal ligament
IV Discs