HEAD NECK
CRANIAL CAVITY
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Question
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The heart is ____ to the breastbone.
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lateral
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ventral
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anterior
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posterior
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Your heart is located between your lungs in the middle of your chest, behind and slightly to the left of your breastbone (sternum).
Detailed explanation-2: -The heart is POSTERIOR to the breastbone. The esophagus is POSTERIOR to the trachea. EX: The aorta is VENTRAL to the vertebral column. The breastbone is ANTERIOR to the spine.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The sternum is superior to the umbilicus, superficial to the lungs and anterior to the heart.
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