Nature: Figure 9 - Diaphragmatic crura and esophageal opening viewed from below (a) and as viewed from above (b).
Figure 9 - Diaphragmatic crura and esophageal opening viewed from below (a) and as viewed from above (b).
THE literature is replete with excellent accounts of the clinical aspects and the surgical management of all of the classic types of diaphragmatic hernia. With the excellent contributions of ...
The esophageal opening is created by a loop of right crux of the diaphragm. (Source: Netter medical illustration with permission from Elsevier. All rights reserved.) ...
Comparison of Bilateral and Unilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis. Panel A shows how normal diaphragmatic contraction results in an outward motion of the abdomen and rib cage (arrows). Panel B shows how ...
The inferior phrenic arteries are small vessels that may have various sites of origin. The purpose of these two arteries is to deliver blood to the diaphragm. The two inferior phrenic arteries may ...
Diaphragm spasms feel like twitches in the area between the chest and the abdomen. They can occur with or without pain. Possible causes include an injury, nerve irritation, or a rare condition known ...
Pain in the diaphragm — the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen — can happen for many reasons, such as an injury, pregnancy, and pneumonia. The diaphragm moves downward so the lungs can ...
Diaphragm, dome-shaped, muscular and membranous structure that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities in mammals; it is the principal muscle of respiration. Contraction of the diaphragm increases the internal height of the thoracic cavity, thus lowering its internal pressure and causing inspiration of air.