loading...| Preferred Name |
central tendon of diaphragm |
| Synonyms |
centrum tendineum central tendon centrum tendineum diaphragmatis |
| Definitions |
The three-lobed cloverleaf-shaped aponeurosis situated at the center of the diaphragm; the central tendon is fused with the fibrous pericardium that provides attachment for the muscle fibers. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006670 |
| attached to | |
| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:244943002 FMA:58279 UMLS:C0230162 VHOG:0001399 EMAPA:17702 Wikipedia:Central_tendon_of_diaphragm NCIT:C34119 |
| definition |
The three-lobed cloverleaf-shaped aponeurosis situated at the center of the diaphragm; the central tendon is fused with the fibrous pericardium that provides attachment for the muscle fibers. |
| has_exact_synonym |
centrum tendineum central tendon centrum tendineum diaphragmatis |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| id |
UBERON:0006670 |
| immediate transformation of | |
| in_subset | |
| label |
central tendon of diaphragm |
| notation |
UBERON:0006670 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
central tendon of diaphragm |
| treeView | |
| UBPROP_0000003 |
In mammals, the diaphragm muscle divides the thoracoabdominal cavity into thorax and abdomen. In most mammals, the diaphragm is a flat sheet with muscle fibers radiating outward from a central tendon, and the diaphragm's apposition to the cranial surface of the liver gives it a dome-shape. Muscle fiber contraction reduces the curvature of the dome, thereby expanding the thoracic cavity and aspirating air into the lungs.[well established][VHOG] |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003570 |