BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE
HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE
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Question
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lateral
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inferior
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superior
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deep
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The heart is e. medial to the lungs.
Detailed explanation-2: -If an organ is lateral to the heart, it would mean that the organ is on the side of the heart, further away from the median.
Detailed explanation-3: -The human heart is located within the thoracic cavity, medially between the lungs in the space known as the mediastinum.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.