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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 is the large medial area of the chest?
The large medial area of the chest is called the sternum. It is a flat bone located in the center of the chest and connects to the ribs. The sternum plays a crucial role in protecting the heart and lungs.
The shoulder is to the sternum?
Yes, and the sternum is medial to the shoulder.
What is medial to the rib?
Skeletal structures medial to the rib would be the sternum and the clavicles. Organs medial to the ribs would include the lungs, the heart, the superior portion of the stomach and the majority of the liver.
Is the lungs lateral to the sternum?
Yes, the right lung is lateral to the heart. Lateral is described from the midline outward; medial is outward toward the midline.
Does the left lung lie lateral to the heart?
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.
Is the sternum lateral to the humerus?
No. The sternum is superior to the descending colon.
What direction is the sternum to your rib?
Medial
What is MEDIAL to the breast?
The sternum and rib cage are medial to the breast.
Is the breastbone considered the medial part of the body?
Yes, the breastbone (sternum) is considered the medial part of the body as it lies centrally along the anterior chest wall. It serves as a point of attachment for the ribs and plays a crucial role in protecting the heart and lungs.
Is the ribcage medial to the right arm?
No, the ribs are lateral to the sternum. The sternum is medial to the ribs.
Is the nose lateral to the scapula?
The humerus is lateral to the sternum. The sternum, or breastbone, is midline.
