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What is the approximate size of an adult heart?
What is the approximate size of an adult heart?
- 5 inches (12.5 cm) long, 3 1/2 inches (9 cm) wide, 2 1/2 inches (6 cm) thick (correct)
- 6 inches (15 cm) long, 4 inches (10 cm) wide, 3 inches (7.5 cm) thick
- 3 inches (7.5 cm) long, 2 inches (5 cm) wide, 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) thick
- 4 inches (10 cm) long, 3 inches (7.5 cm) wide, 2 inches (5 cm) thick
Where is the base of the heart located?
Where is the base of the heart located?
- At the level of the 10th costal cartilages
- At the level of the 5th costal cartilages
- At the level of the 2nd costal cartilages (correct)
- At the level of the 8th costal cartilages
What is the primary component of the anterior surface of the heart?
What is the primary component of the anterior surface of the heart?
- Left atrium
- Left ventricle
- Right atrium
- Right ventricle (correct)
What is the function of the left ventricle?
What is the function of the left ventricle?
What is the term used to describe an interatrial septum that fails to develop properly?
What is the term used to describe an interatrial septum that fails to develop properly?
Which chamber of the heart moves venous blood to the pulmonary circulation?
Which chamber of the heart moves venous blood to the pulmonary circulation?
What are the two lower chambers of the heart called?
What are the two lower chambers of the heart called?
What is the most common congenital cardiac abnormality, found in 30-60% of all newborns with a congenital heart defect?
What is the most common congenital cardiac abnormality, found in 30-60% of all newborns with a congenital heart defect?
What is the term used to describe a depression in the interatrial septum, which is a remnant of the foramen ovale?
What is the term used to describe a depression in the interatrial septum, which is a remnant of the foramen ovale?
Where is the apex of the heart located?
Where is the apex of the heart located?