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Where is the heart located?
Where is the heart located?
- In the thoracic cavity between the two pleural cavities (correct)
- In the cranial cavity
- In the pelvic cavity
- In the abdominal cavity
What is the function of the right side of the heart?
What is the function of the right side of the heart?
- Pumps blood to the lungs (correct)
- Pumps blood to all other tissues of the body
- Regulates blood supply
- Generates blood pressure
What is the weight of the heart approximately?
What is the weight of the heart approximately?
- 250-300 g (correct)
- 100-150 g
- 350-400 g
- 150-200 g
What is the main role of the heart valves?
What is the main role of the heart valves?
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What is the main function of the right side of the heart?
What is the main function of the right side of the heart?
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What is the size of the heart at its broadest point?
What is the size of the heart at its broadest point?
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What is the weight of the heart approximately?
What is the weight of the heart approximately?
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What is the role of the heart valves?
What is the role of the heart valves?
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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 at its broadest point?
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Study Notes
Heart Location
- Located in the chest, slightly to the left of the center.
Heart Size and Weight
- Approximately the size of a fist
- Weighs about 10 ounces
Heart Function
- Pumps blood throughout the body
- Right side pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs to receive oxygen
- Left side pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body
Heart Valves
- Ensure blood flows in the correct direction.
- Prevent backflow of blood
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