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Where is the heart located?
Where is the heart located?
- In the abdominal cavity, below the liver
- Between the kidneys in the lower back
- In the cranial cavity, above the brain
- In the middle mediastinum, between the lungs (correct)
Where is the sternocostal surface of the heart directed?
Where is the sternocostal surface of the heart directed?
- Upward, backward, and to the right
- Forward, upward, and to the left (correct)
- Downward and to the right
- Downward and slightly backward
How many chambers does the heart have?
How many chambers does the heart have?
- Two atria and three ventricles
- One atrium and one ventricle
- Two atria and two ventricles (correct)
- Three atria and two ventricles
Where does the diaphragmatic surface of the heart face?
Where does the diaphragmatic surface of the heart face?
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What shape is the base of the heart?
What shape is the base of the heart?
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Which valve is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle?
Which valve is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle?
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Which ventricle has walls that are about three times as thick as those of the right ventricle?
Which ventricle has walls that are about three times as thick as those of the right ventricle?
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Where does the inferior vena cava return the blood from?
Where does the inferior vena cava return the blood from?
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Which artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle?
Which artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle?
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Where does the apex of the heart lie?
Where does the apex of the heart lie?
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Where is the heart located?
Where is the heart located?
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What is the size of the heart approximately compared to a clenched fist?
What is the size of the heart approximately compared to a clenched fist?
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How many chambers does the heart have?
How many chambers does the heart have?
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What subdivides each half of the heart into two cavities?
What subdivides each half of the heart into two cavities?
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