2. The Diaphragm
Is a muscular-tendinous
structure used in respiration
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3. The Diaphragm
It is dome-shaped and separates the
Thoracic and Abdominal Cavity
Is a muscular-tendinous
structure used in respiration
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4. The Diaphragm
It is dome-shaped and separates the
Thoracic and Abdominal Cavity
Is a muscular-tendinous
structure used in respiration
It’s muscle fibres arise from the
inner surface of the inferior aperture of
the Thoracic Cage
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21. Aorta
12th Thoracic vertebral body
Oesophageal Hiatus
10th Thoracic vertebral body
Vertebral Level of Diaphragm Hiatus
22. Aorta
12th Thoracic vertebral body
Vena Caval Hiatus
9th Thoracic vertebral body
Oesophageal Hiatus
10th Thoracic vertebral body
Vertebral Level of Diaphragm Hiatus
23. The Phrenic Nerve innervates the Diaphragm
Left Phrenic NerveRight Phrenic Nerve
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24. The Phrenic Nerve innervates the Diaphragm
Left Phrenic NerveRight Phrenic Nerve
Cervical Plexus
Originates from the Cervical Plexus and runs
down the neck behind the carotid sheath
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25. The Phrenic Nerve innervates the Diaphragm
Left Phrenic NerveRight Phrenic Nerve
Cervical Plexus
Originates from the Cervical Plexus and runs
down the neck behind the carotid sheath
Superior Mediastinum
Enters Thoracic Cavity in the
Superior Mediastinum
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26. The Phrenic Nerve innervates the Diaphragm
Left Phrenic NerveRight Phrenic Nerve
Cervical Plexus
Originates from the Cervical Plexus and runs
down the neck behind the carotid sheath
Superior Mediastinum
Enters Thoracic Cavity in the
Superior Mediastinum
Inferior Mediastinum
Crosses the Mediastinum to the
Diaphragm and supplies
all the diaphragmatic fibres on that side
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27. The Phrenic Nerve innervates the Diaphragm
Left Phrenic NerveRight Phrenic Nerve
Cervical Plexus
Sensory Phrenic Nerve
fibres are distributed in the
Mediastinum
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