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Which is more medial heart or sternum?

Your sternum is in mid-line. One third of your heart is on the right side and two third lies on left side behind your sternum.


What bone is in front of the heart which is in the middle of your chest?

NO. Here's how to find your heart: with your finer, find the bottom of your sternum (the flat bone in the middle of your chest that's connected to your ribs). Move your finger about two inches to the left; this is where the bulk of your heart is. The top of your heart IS in the middle of your chest, but it tilts towards your left hip.


Where do you listen first when auscultating lungs?

Hearing the heart sounds requires proper pressure of the diaphragm of a stethoscope to the skin. To hear the pulmonary valve, a stethoscope is placed directly below the valve along the sternum above the third rib. The bicuspid valve is best heard between the fifth and sixth ribs at the apex of the heart. The aortic valve is heard best on the opposite side of the sternum from the pulmonary in the second intercostal space. The tricuspid valve is best heard where the sternum and sixth rib join.


Where is the thymus situated?

It is a gland just above the heart. It plays an important role in the development of the immune response to invasion of the body by pathogens.


Will you find the sternum in the knee?

The sternum is a flat, dagger shaped bone located in the middle of the chest. Along with the ribs, the sternum forms the rib cage that protects the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels from damage.The sternum is composed of three parts:The manubrim, also called the "handle", is located at the top of the sternum and moves slightly. It is connected to the first two ribs.The body, also called the "blade" or the "gladiolus", is located in the middle of the sternum and connects the third to seventh ribs directly and the eighth through tenth ribs indirectly.The xiphoid process, also called the "tip", is located on the bottom of the sternum. It is often cartilaginous (cartilage), but does become bony in later years.These three segments of bone are usually fused in adults.The sternum serves an important function in the body. The ribs are connected to it by the coastal cartilage. Without the sternum, there would be a hole in the bone structure in the middle of your chest, right above your heart and lungs. The sternum protects this vital area and completes the circle of the rib cage.


Function of mediastinum?

It is a space between the lungs, left and right, and the bony structures in front (sternum) and in back (thoracic vertebrae). It is classically divided into three parts radiologically on a lateral chest x-ray, the anterior (in front of the heart), middle (front edge of the heart to junction of the anterior third - posterior two thirds of the thoracic vertebrae) and posterior mediastinum. It contains the heart, major blood vessel's, trachea and esophagus, lymph nodes and nerves as well as the thymus.


Who was the third woman in space?

sally ride was the third women in space and also the first american women in space.


What specific structure does the medial end of the clavicle articulate?

The lateral third has two surfaces, an upper and a lower; and two borders, an anterior and a posterior.


What is the note on the third space?

The note on the third space of the treble clef staff is "B." In the bass clef staff, the note on the third space is "D." Each staff has a different set of notes corresponding to its lines and spaces, but the third space is consistently labeled with these notes in their respective clefs.


What was the third track on Pink Floyds album ' Atom Heart Mother'?

"Mother Fore" is the third track on 'Atom Heart Mother.'


What is the third planet in space?

earth


What is third space syndrome?

Third space syndrome involves a shifting of fluid from the vascular space to the interstitial space that primarily occurs secondary to extensive surgical procedures, biologic therapy or septic shock.