PATHOLOGY MCQ
HEART
Question
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On the middle-right side of your chest
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On the middle-left side of your chest
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Below your ribcage
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Just below your throat
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Detailed explanation-1: -What side is your heart on? Your heart is slightly on the left side of your body. It sits between your right and left lungs. The left lung is slightly smaller to make room for the heart in your left chest.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Chest pain is discomfort or pain that you feel anywhere along the front of your body between your neck and upper abdomen. Symptoms of a possible heart attack include chest pain and pain that radiates down the shoulder and arm. Some people (older adults, people with diabetes, and women) may have little or no chest pain.