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What is the approximate weight of an adult male's heart?
What is the approximate weight of an adult male's heart?
- 250 to 390 grams (correct)
- 200 to 275 grams
- 150 to 200 grams
- 400 to 500 grams
Where is the apex of the heart normally located?
Where is the apex of the heart normally located?
- At the level of the fourth rib on the mid-sternal line
- At the level of the seventh rib on the mid-axillary line
- Between the fifth and sixth ribs on the mid-clavicular line (correct)
- Between the second and third ribs on the mid-clavicular line
How is the heart positioned within the chest?
How is the heart positioned within the chest?
- Diagonally with about two-thirds of its bulk to the left of the body's midline (correct)
- Vertically with its bulk evenly distributed on both sides of the midline
- Horizontally with its bulk centered on the body's midline
- Upside down with the apex pointing upwards
What is the average width of the heart?
What is the average width of the heart?
What is the shape of the heart?
What is the shape of the heart?
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