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What forms the base of the heart?
What forms the base of the heart?
Where is the apex of the heart located?
Where is the apex of the heart located?
Which structure separates the apex of the heart from the fundus of the stomach and left end of the liver?
Which structure separates the apex of the heart from the fundus of the stomach and left end of the liver?
What is the direction in which the base of the heart is primarily oriented?
What is the direction in which the base of the heart is primarily oriented?
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Which surface of the heart is formed mainly by the right ventricle?
Which surface of the heart is formed mainly by the right ventricle?
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Which lung partially uncovers a part of the sternocostal surface of the heart?
Which lung partially uncovers a part of the sternocostal surface of the heart?
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Which part of the heart is mainly formed by the left atrium?
Which part of the heart is mainly formed by the left atrium?
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At what vertebral level does the base of the heart lie in relation to the thoracic vertebrae?
At what vertebral level does the base of the heart lie in relation to the thoracic vertebrae?
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What separates the left copula of diaphragm from the fundus of the stomach and left end of the liver?
What separates the left copula of diaphragm from the fundus of the stomach and left end of the liver?
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Which part of the heart is mainly formed by the right ventricle?
Which part of the heart is mainly formed by the right ventricle?
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What is the direction in which the apex of the heart is primarily oriented?
What is the direction in which the apex of the heart is primarily oriented?
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Which structure is located in front of the middle four thoracic vertebrae?
Which structure is located in front of the middle four thoracic vertebrae?
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Study Notes
Heart Structure and Orientation
- The base of the heart is formed by the atria.
- The apex of the heart is located at the bottom, pointing downward and to the left.
- The phrenic-acolic ligament separates the apex of the heart from the fundus of the stomach and left end of the liver.
- The base of the heart is primarily oriented in a posterior direction.
- The sternocostal surface of the heart is formed mainly by the right ventricle.
- The left lung partially uncovers a part of the sternocostal surface of the heart.
- The posterior surface of the heart is mainly formed by the left atrium.
- The base of the heart lies at the level of the fifth to eighth thoracic vertebrae.
- The phrenic-acolic ligament separates the left copula of diaphragm from the fundus of the stomach and left end of the liver.
- The anterior surface of the heart is mainly formed by the right ventricle.
- The apex of the heart is primarily oriented in an inferior direction.
- The heart is located in front of the middle four thoracic vertebrae.
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Test your knowledge on the structures of the heart including the apex, base, surfaces, borders, chambers, and grooves. Identify key features and their locations within the heart.
