MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

CARDIOLOGY

MITRAL STENOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What body part is the heart roughly shaped like?
A
a closed fist
B
a closed mouth
C
bridge of nose
D
earlobe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The human heart is a four-chambered muscular organ, shaped and sized roughly like a man’s closed fist with two-thirds of the mass to the left of midline. The heart is enclosed in a pericardial sac that is lined with the parietal layers of a serous membrane.

Detailed explanation-2: -The heart: All you need to know It is a muscular organ around the size of a closed fist, and it sits in the chest, slightly to the left of center. The heart beats around 100, 000 times a day, pumping approximately 8 pints of blood throughout the body 24/7.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your heart is located between your lungs in the middle of your chest, behind and slightly to the left of your breastbone (sternum). A double-layered membrane called the pericardium surrounds your heart like a sac.

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