diaphragm

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The thin muscle below the lungs and heart that separates the chest from the abdomen.

Anatomy of the respiratory system showing the trachea, the right and left lungs and their lobes, and the bronchi

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Anatomy of the respiratory system showing the trachea, the right and left lungs and their lobes, and the bronchi. The lymph nodes and the diaphragm are also shown. Oxygen is inhaled into the lungs and passes through the alveoli (the tiny air sacs at the (more...)