The muscular sheet that forms the floor of the thoracic cavity is known as ______ .

Buccal cavity

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Kidney

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Diaphragm

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Liver

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Solution

The correct option is C
Diaphragm

The diaphragm is the muscular sheet that forms a partition between the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity. Its movement during inhalation and exhalation regulates the pressure of the chest cavity which enables the movement of air in or out of the lungs.

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The floor of the chest cavity has a thick muscular partition known as the diaphragm.

Statement 1: Diaphragm is a muscular wall.
Statement 2: Diaphragm separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities.

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