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Medial basically refers to being in the middle.
Lateral basically refers to on or at the sides.
The lungs are located on either side of the heart, so they are lateral to the heart.
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∙ 9y agoThe lungs are lateral to the heart. The heart is a midline structure, and the lungs are on either side.
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∙ 13y agoMedial - Toward the midline. The sternum (breastbone) is medial to the ribs.
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∙ 9y agoThe heart is medial to the lungs. The lungs lay on either side of the heart.
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∙ 8y agoNo, the heart is medial to the lungs. The lungs are lateral to the heart.
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The left lung lies posterior to the heart?
The lungs lie lateral to the heart
What is situs solitus?
Typically, the heart lies on the left side of the body (levocardia ), the liver and spleen lie on the right, and the lung on the left has two lobes while the lung on the right has three lobes. This normal arrangement is known as situs solitus.
Where does the heart lie in relation to the lungs?
posterolateral Also known as : posterior, lateral, and superior.
Why does victim lie in a left lateral lie for first aid?
so if you have to load him onto an ambulance he faces the paramedics
Does the heart lie in the pleural cavity or the mediastinum?
In the mediastienum....the lungs are in the pleural cavity
Do the kidney lie lateral frontal distalor or transverse to the spinal cord?
Lateral
What are the ventricles that lie within the cerebral hemispheres?
lateral ventricle
Is it better to sit or lie down during heart attack?
Left
What happens to your heart when you lie?
When you lie, your heart rate quickens the goes back to the regular speed it did before the lie. Test this out by thinking or whispering a lie TO YOURSELF DON'T SAY A LIE TO SOMEONE ELSE!!! And put your fingertip on your left rib in the middle of one of the bones where you can feel something thumping. Think of a lie and you will feel you heart rate speed up slightly.
What lie lateral to the wrist?
In anatomical position, it is possible to say the thumb is lateral to the wrist. No other structure could be considered lateral to the wrist.
What organ lie on the superior lateral sides of the diaphragm?
liver
What organs lie on the superior lateral sides of the diaphragm?
the liver
