Is the heart situated in the center of the torso (horizontally) or to the left? These kids last night (including that guy Tommy who went camping with us) wanted to say that it was situated on the left side. If this is an accurate diagram, it seems that the heart is situated centrally. Clearly, the thing is not symmetrical, so that muddies things, but if you had to say where the heart was located, what would you say?
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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The lateral wall and the center of mass of the heart is located centrally. However, the apex extends to the left of midline, almost to the nipple.
If you ball your right hand in a fist and place it with the ball of your hand right on the sternum, that's roughly where the normal-sized heart sits.
I thought I remembered the fist thing. Thanks, that helps a lot.
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