THORAX ABDOMEN AND PELVIS

MEDICAL

HEART AND PERICARDIUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Apex, made of the left ventricle, faces which way?
A
Posterior
B
Left
C
Anterior
D
Right
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Location: The left ventricular apex is located at the bottom of the left ventricle inferior to both the mitral and aortic valve. It is close to but separated from the right ventricular apex by the interventricular septal wall.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your apex is the tip of your left ventricle that points downward in the left side of your chest. If you have dextrocardia, meaning your heart is flipped from left to right, then your heart’s apex is on your right side.

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