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10 Μαρ 2015 · Circulatory System. Heart. The heart is a mostly hollow, muscular organ composed of cardiac muscles and connective tissue that acts as a pump to distribute blood throughout the body’s tissues....
- Coronaries
The heart is one of the hardest working organs in the body,...
- Coronaries
31 Οκτ 2024 · Where is the heart located in the human body? In humans, the heart is situated between the two lungs and slightly to the left of center, behind the breastbone. It rests on the diaphragm, the muscular partition between the chest and the abdominal cavity.
14 Σεπ 2021 · The human heart is located within the thoracic cavity, medially between the lungs in the space known as the mediastinum. Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\) shows the position of the heart within the thoracic cavity.
The heart is located in the thoracic cavity medial to the lungs and posterior to the sternum. On its superior end, the base of the heart is attached to the aorta, pulmonary arteries and veins, and the vena cava. The inferior tip of the heart, known as the apex, rests just superior to the diaphragm.
29 Ιουλ 2020 · It sits in the chest, slightly left of center, behind the breastbone, and between the lungs. A heart that is not healthy does not always produce symptoms. However,...
3 Νοε 2023 · Heart anatomy. The heart has five surfaces: base (posterior), diaphragmatic (inferior), sternocostal (anterior), and left and right pulmonary surfaces. It also has several margins: right, left, superior, and inferior: The right margin is the small section of the right atrium that extends between the superior and inferior vena cava.
26 Αυγ 2013 · Heart Anatomy. Size, Location, and orientation. The heart is around the size of a fist and weighs between 250-350 grams (less than a pound). Enclosed within the mediastinum, the medial cavity of the thorax, the heart extends obliquely from the second rib to the fifth intercostal space.
