MEDICAL
HEART AND PERICARDIUM
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Question
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Which of the following describes the heart?
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It is the same size as your lungs.
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It sits entirely on the left side of the thoracic cavity.
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It is enclosed within the peritoneal cavity.
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It is surrounded by the visceral pericardium.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A double-layered membrane called the pericardium surrounds your heart like a sac. The outer layer of the pericardium surrounds the roots of your heart’s major blood vessels and is attached by ligaments to your spinal column, diaphragm, and other parts of your body.
Detailed explanation-2: -The parietal layer lines the inner regions of the fibrous pericardium, while the visceral layer lines the outer layer of the heart and is therefore also known as the epicardium.
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