Diaphragm Flashcards
1
Q
What type of muscle
A
Skeletal with a central tendon
2
Q
Where is the pericardium attached
A
To the middle of tendon on superior surface
3
Q
What lines the superior surface
A
Diaphragmatic pleura
4
Q
Origins
A
Sternal - xiphoid process
Costal - rib 7-12
Lumbar - medial and lateral arcuate ligaments and lumbar vertebral bodies
5
Q
Insertion
A
Central tendon
6
Q
Lumbar attachments
A
Left and right crura joint to form median arcuate ligament - aortic hiatus
Fibres of right crus form oesophageal hiatus