MEDICAL
HEART AND PERICARDIUM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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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: -Your heart is roughly the size of a fist and sits in the middle of your chest, slightly to the left.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dextrocardia is a condition in which the heart is pointed toward the right side of the chest. Normally, the heart points toward the left. The condition is present at birth (congenital).
Detailed explanation-4: -Less than 1 percent of the general population is born with dextrocardia. If you have isolated dextrocardia, your heart is located on the right side of your chest, but it has no other defects. Dextrocardia can also occur in a condition called situs inversus.