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The apex of the heart points to the left side of the body
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How can you identify the left side of the heart?
By the presence of the apex.
What number points to a ventricle it is 2 or 314?
I can't tell without seeing the picture but the two ventricles are at the bottom of the heart. In a transverse section, the heart is actually between the sternum and the vertebrae below it. The apex of the heart is lowest tip of the organ that points downward from the base, forming what almost looks like a rounded point. The apex is formed mostly by the left ventricle and extends pretty far out to the left in most people. The large blood vessels come off the base while the tip (or apex) more or less points to the left. I know, the apex (meaning summit) should be at the top of the heart, but some things are just the way they are. Like the right side of the patient seemingly on the left side.
What side of the body does the bulk of the heart rests?
The bulk of the heart rests on the Left side of this heart.
What is dextrocardia?
its when the heart is on the right side of the body and not on the left its when the heart is on the right side of the body and not on the left
Will you live long if your heart is on the right side of your body?
As long as if your heart was on the right side of your body
What side of the body does the apex of the heart point to?
The apex beat, also called the point of maximum impulse (PMI), is the furthermost point outwards (laterally) and downwards (inferiorly) from the sternum at which the cardiac impulse can be felt. The cardiac impulse is the result of the heart rotating, moving forward and striking against the chest wall during systoleIdentificationThe normal apex beat can be palpated in the precordium left 5th intercostal space, at the point of intersection with the left midclavicular line. In children the apex beat occurs in the fourth rib interspace medial to the nipple. The apex beat may also be found at abnormal locations; in many cases of dextrocardia, the apex beat may be felt on the right side.
What side of the body does the heart rest on?
left side
What side is the heart on?
Most of your heart is on the left side of your body. The right side of your body has three lobes in your lung and two in your left. that way it balances out.
What side points toward the heart inside layer?
Endocardium
What side of the body is the heart located?
Left of the body
Is the heart is to the right side of the body in women?
No it's not, in the female's body, the heart is on the left.
Does the left or right side of the heart receive blood from the body?
The right side of the heart receives blood from the body. The left side receives blood from the lungs.
