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What is the name given to the base part of the heart?
What is the name given to the base part of the heart?
- Pericardium
- Apex cordis
- Basis cordis (correct)
- Ictus cordis
Where does the heart apex lie in relation to the midline?
Where does the heart apex lie in relation to the midline?
- Directly on the midline
- Above the midline
- To the right of the midline
- 9 cm to the left of the midline (correct)
During which heart process is the ictus cordis observed and felt?
During which heart process is the ictus cordis observed and felt?
- Conduction
- Diastole
- Systole (correct)
- Perfusion
Which part of the heart has a free apex?
Which part of the heart has a free apex?
What is the purpose of the pericardium in relation to the heart?
What is the purpose of the pericardium in relation to the heart?
What is the main function of the ictus cordis?
What is the main function of the ictus cordis?
Where does the apex cordis of the heart point?
Where does the apex cordis of the heart point?
What is the approximate weight of an adult male heart?
What is the approximate weight of an adult male heart?
Which part of the heart is typically smaller in size in an adult female compared to an adult male?
Which part of the heart is typically smaller in size in an adult female compared to an adult male?
In which side of the midline is about 2/3 of the heart located?
In which side of the midline is about 2/3 of the heart located?
What is the primary function of the pericardium?
What is the primary function of the pericardium?
Which term refers to the point when the heart touches the chest wall during each contraction?
Which term refers to the point when the heart touches the chest wall during each contraction?
What is the outer layer of the heart called?
What is the outer layer of the heart called?
Which part of the heart divides it into right and left halves?
Which part of the heart divides it into right and left halves?
What is the name of the sac surrounding the heart with fluid in between its layers?
What is the name of the sac surrounding the heart with fluid in between its layers?
Where does blood enter the heart?
Where does blood enter the heart?
Which part of the heart is responsible for pumping blood out of the heart?
Which part of the heart is responsible for pumping blood out of the heart?
What is the term used to describe the point of maximal impulse felt during a heartbeat?
What is the term used to describe the point of maximal impulse felt during a heartbeat?
