Diaphragm Flashcards

1
Q

What type of muscle

A

Skeletal with a central tendon

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2
Q

Where is the pericardium attached

A

To the middle of tendon on superior surface

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3
Q

What lines the superior surface

A

Diaphragmatic pleura

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4
Q

Origins

A

Sternal - xiphoid process
Costal - rib 7-12
Lumbar - medial and lateral arcuate ligaments and lumbar vertebral bodies

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5
Q

Insertion

A

Central tendon

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6
Q

Lumbar attachments

A

Left and right crura joint to form median arcuate ligament - aortic hiatus
Fibres of right crus form oesophageal hiatus

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