Videos for K1 to K8(Year 5 to 12) What is Temperature for kids ? Definiton. What is temperature -Meaning and Definition -it is defined as the degree of hotness or coldness of a body.The higher the temperature, the hotter the thing would be and the lower the temperature, the colder it would be.
Medical Definition of Diaphragm (muscle) 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.
Structure [edit]. The diaphragm is a dome-shaped structure of muscle and fibrous tissue that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdomen. The dome curves upwards. The superior surface of the dome forms the floor of the thoracic cavity, and the inferior surface the roof of the abdominal cavity.As a dome, the diaphragm has peripheral attachments to structures that make up the abdominal and chest walls.he superior surface of the dome forms the floor of the thoracic cavity, and the inferior surface the roof of the abdominal cavity. As a dome, the diaphragm has peripheral attachments to structures that make up the abdominal and chest walls.