L4.2: Anatomy of the Heart

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  • ANATOMY OF THE HEART
    Size
    Human fist
  • ANATOMY OF THE HEART
    Shape
    Hollow, pinecone-like
  • ANATOMY OF THE HEART
    Weight
    Less than a pound; heavy because of muscles but light because of the chambers inside
  • ANATOMY OF THE HEART
    Location
    In the thoracic cavity, between the lungs in the inferior mediastinum
  • ANATOMY OF THE HEART
    Orientation
    APEX
    ● Directed toward the left hip and rests on the diaphragm
    ● Approximately at the level of the 5th intercostal space (where stethoscope is placed for the apical pulse)
    ● Known to be the Point of Maximal Intensity (PMI) where the loudest heartbeat can be felt
  • ANATOMY OF THE HEART Orientation
    BASE
    ● Points toward the right shoulder and lies beneath the second rib