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What forms the lower border of the heart?
What forms the lower border of the heart?
- Ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk
- Left atrium and right ventricle
- Right atrium and left ventricle
- Right ventricle and apex of left ventricle (correct)
Which structure covers the left atrium anteriorly in a supine position?
Which structure covers the left atrium anteriorly in a supine position?
- Auricle and atrio-ventricular groove
- Pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta (correct)
- Pulmonary artery and aortic arch
- Diaphragmatic surface and posterior surface of the heart
Where is the left atrium mostly located in relation to the other heart chambers?
Where is the left atrium mostly located in relation to the other heart chambers?
- Superior
- Posterior (correct)
- Anterior
- Inferior
Which structure mainly forms the base of the heart?
Which structure mainly forms the base of the heart?
What represents the lower border of the heart according to the provided content?
What represents the lower border of the heart according to the provided content?
Which groove separates the right from the left ventricle, and contains the anterior interventricular artery and the great cardiac vein?
Which groove separates the right from the left ventricle, and contains the anterior interventricular artery and the great cardiac vein?
What is the main artery found in the posterior interventricular groove located on the diaphragmatic surface?
What is the main artery found in the posterior interventricular groove located on the diaphragmatic surface?
Which border of the heart is formed by the left ventricle?
Which border of the heart is formed by the left ventricle?
Which surface of the heart is triangular in shape and rests on the diaphragm?
Which surface of the heart is triangular in shape and rests on the diaphragm?
In which groove do the coronary arteries lie, separating the atria from the ventricles?
In which groove do the coronary arteries lie, separating the atria from the ventricles?
Which structure lies behind the left border of the sternum opposite the 3rd costal cartilage?
Which structure lies behind the left border of the sternum opposite the 3rd costal cartilage?
In which space does the apex beat move from in the midclavicular line to in the mid axillary line?
In which space does the apex beat move from in the midclavicular line to in the mid axillary line?
Which nerves lie to the left and right of the pericardium respectively?
Which nerves lie to the left and right of the pericardium respectively?
Which part of the pericardium is conical in shape?
Which part of the pericardium is conical in shape?
The auricle is located near which specific groove on the heart's surface?
The auricle is located near which specific groove on the heart's surface?
Which surface of the heart is formed mainly by the right ventricle?
Which surface of the heart is formed mainly by the right ventricle?
What is the main characteristic of the posterior surface of the heart?
What is the main characteristic of the posterior surface of the heart?
Which structure on the heart's sterno-costal surface has a flap-like extension called an auricle?
Which structure on the heart's sterno-costal surface has a flap-like extension called an auricle?
What structure separates the sterno-costal surface of the heart from the diaphragmatic surface?
What structure separates the sterno-costal surface of the heart from the diaphragmatic surface?
Which part of the heart is related to the anterior borders of both lungs and Pleura?
Which part of the heart is related to the anterior borders of both lungs and Pleura?
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Heart Anatomy and Structure
- The lower border of the heart is primarily formed by the right ventricle.
- The left atrium is covered anteriorly by the left ventricle when in a supine position.
- The left atrium is located mostly posterior to the right atrium and superior to the left ventricle.
- The base of the heart is mainly formed by the left atrium and part of the right atrium.
Heart Borders and Grooves
- The lower border of the heart represents the junction of the right and left ventricles.
- The anterior interventricular groove separates the right and left ventricles and contains the anterior interventricular artery and the great cardiac vein.
- The posterior interventricular groove houses the main artery, which is the posterior interventricular artery, located on the diaphragmatic surface.
Heart Surfaces and Borders
- The left ventricle forms the left border of the heart.
- The diaphragmatic surface of the heart is triangular in shape, resting on the diaphragm.
- The coronary arteries lie in the atrioventricular groove, separating the atria from the ventricles.
Cardiac Positioning
- The left atrium lies behind the left border of the sternum, opposite the 3rd costal cartilage.
- The apex beat of the heart can shift from the midclavicular line to the mid axillary line.
Nerve and Pericardium Information
- The phrenic nerves lie to the left and right of the pericardium, respectively.
- The fibrous pericardium is conical in shape enveloping the heart.
Associated Structures and Relationships
- The left auricle is located near the left atrioventricular groove on the heart's surface.
- The right ventricle mainly forms the anterior surface of the heart.
- The posterior surface of the heart is characterized by a smooth surface that faces the diaphragm.
- The left atrium, positioned posteriorly, is related to the anterior borders of both the lungs and pleurae.
Additional Structures and Relationships
- The sterno-costal surface of the heart has a flap-like extension known as the auricle associated with the atria.
- The boundary between the sterno-costal and diaphragmatic surfaces of the heart is defined by the cardiac silhouette.
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