MEDICAL
PELVIS 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 a conical hollow muscular organ situated in the middle mediastinum and is enclosed within the pericardium. It is positioned posteriorly to the body of the sternum with one-third situated on the right and two-thirds on the left of the midline.
Detailed explanation-3: -The sternum is a partially T-shaped vertical bone that forms the anterior portion of the chest wall centrally. The sternum is divided anatomically into three segments: manubrium, body, and xiphoid process.
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