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The Diaphragm. The diaphragm, viewed from above at left with the front of the body on top, is a sheet of muscle and tendon the divides that torso in two. Above is the thorax with the lungs and heart, below is the abdomen, featuring the intestines, stomach, liver, kidneys...
Diaphragm (muscle): The muscle that separates the chest (thoracic) cavity from the abdomen. The diaphragm is the main muscle of respiration. Contraction of the diaphragm muscle expands the lungs during inspiration when one is breathing air in. We rely heavily on the diaphragm for our respiratory function so that when the diaphragm is impaired, it can compromise our breathing. The nerve that controls the diaphragm is the phrenic nerve, which originates at vertebral level C3-C5.