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a lower part of the heart
Apex
the apex
The cardial apex means the apex of the heart. This is the "pointed" end or the tip. The top is called the base.
The apex is the pointed extremity of a conical structure. The apex can be used to describe the top portion of features on the body such as a tooth, lung, or heart.
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it moves toward the heart <apex>
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Apical is the medial term meaning associated with the apex. In medical terminology, the apex refers to uppermost point, or just the pointed end. In the lungs, the apex is at the top, the heart the bottom, the tongue would be the pointed end that one can stick out.
The top pointed tip of the lung is the apex, while the pointed tip on the bottom of the left lung is called the lingula.
It carries blood toward the heart.
The heart located right in the center of the chest underneath the sternum. In a transverse sectionthe 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 . It’s 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.