Difference between revisions of "Diaphragm"
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==Key Stage 3== | ==Key Stage 3== | ||
+ | [[File:BreathingSystemSimple.png|right|300px|thumb|This [[diagram]] shows the position of the '''diaphragm''' in the [[Breathing System|breathing system]].]] | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
The [[diaphragm]] is a wall of [[muscle]] separating the [[organ]]s in the [[thorax]] from the [[organ]]s in the [[Abdomen (Human)|abdomen]]. | The [[diaphragm]] is a wall of [[muscle]] separating the [[organ]]s in the [[thorax]] from the [[organ]]s in the [[Abdomen (Human)|abdomen]]. | ||
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==Key Stage 4== | ==Key Stage 4== | ||
+ | [[File:BreathingSystemSimple.png|right|300px|thumb|This [[diagram]] shows the position of the '''diaphragm''' in the [[Breathing System|breathing system]].]] | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
The [[diaphragm]] is a wall of [[muscle]] separating the [[organ]]s in the [[thorax]] from the [[organ]]s in the [[Abdomen (Human)|abdomen]]. | The [[diaphragm]] is a wall of [[muscle]] separating the [[organ]]s in the [[thorax]] from the [[organ]]s in the [[Abdomen (Human)|abdomen]]. | ||
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+ | ===About the Diaphragm=== | ||
+ | : The [[diaphragm]] is essential to allow [[vertebrate]]s to [[breath]] [[air]]. | ||
+ | : When [[vertebrate]]s [[inhale]] the [[diaphragm]] contracts and when they [[exhale]] the [[diaphragm]] relaxes. | ||
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+ | |[[File:Breathing.gif|center]] | ||
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+ | | style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |An animation of the lungs inhaling and exhaling. | ||
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Revision as of 10:29, 6 June 2019
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
The diaphragm is a wall of muscle separating the organs in the thorax from the organs in the abdomen.
About the Diaphragm
- The diaphragm is essential to allow vertebrates to breath air.
- When vertebrates inhale the diaphragm contracts and when they exhale the diaphragm relaxes.
An animation of the lungs inhaling and exhaling. |
Key Stage 4
Meaning
The diaphragm is a wall of muscle separating the organs in the thorax from the organs in the abdomen.
About the Diaphragm
- The diaphragm is essential to allow vertebrates to breath air.
- When vertebrates inhale the diaphragm contracts and when they exhale the diaphragm relaxes.
An animation of the lungs inhaling and exhaling. |