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The Heart! Heart Anatomy Where is the Heart Located? In the thorax (this is about between your neck and your belly button) Behind the rib cage and lungs. It’s slightly to the left of the center of your body. Your heart is about the size of your fist.
Learn the Anatomy of the Heart (by Number) The human heart is similar to the hearts of other vertebrates. Mammals and birds (and some reptiles) have what is known as a...
Welcome to Module 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart. This self leaning package is designed to as tool to assist nurse in understanding the hearts structure and how the heart works. The goal of this module is to review: Location , size and shape of the heart. The chambers of the heart.
• understand the proper position of a heart inside the thorax; • know the various anatomical structures of various chambers of heart and various valves of heart; • know the arterial supply, venous drainage and lymphatic drainage of heart; and • describe the surface marking of heart. 1.1 INTRODUCTION
Heart Anatomy. The heart has two sides, separated by an inner wall called the septum. The right side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen. The left side of the heart receives the oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the body.
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The human heart is about the size of a clenched fist. It is located within the mediastinum of the thorax. The heart is enclosed within a double sac made up of the outer fibrous pericardium and the inner serous pericardium. The pericardial cavity between the serous layers contains lubricating serous fluid.
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