MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

ABDOMINAL STATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
My heart is ____ to my spinal cord.
A
Posterior
B
Anterior
C
inferior
D
superior
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The heart is situated in the middle of the two lungs and in front of a vertebral column in a thoracic cavity. However it is located posterior(behind) to the breastbone plate i.e sternum.

Detailed explanation-2: -The anterior spinal artery supplies blood to the bilateral anterior and lateral horns of the spinal cord, as well as the bilateral spinothalamic tracts and corticospinal tracts. The anterior horns and corticospinal tracts control the somatic motor system from the neck to the feet.

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