Anatomy of the Heart: Difference between revisions

no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 21: Line 21:
==Position of the heart==
==Position of the heart==
[[Image:Figure 2.jpg|300px|left|thumb|Figure 2.<br>
[[Image:Figure 2.jpg|300px|left|thumb|Figure 2.<br>
== {{int:filedesc}} ==
== {{int:filedesc}} ==The long axis of the heart is at an angle to the long axis of the body. Approximately a third of the heart is to the right of the midline of the sternum and the remainder is to the left of the midline.
{{Information
|Description= The long axis of the heart is at an angle to the long axis of the body. Approximately a third of the heart is to the right of the midline of the sternum and the remainder is to the left of the midline.
|Source= provided by S. Yen Ho, PhD FRCPath FESC FHEA, Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
|Date= 2012
|Author= S. Yen Ho, PhD FRCPath FESC FHEA, Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
|Permission=
|other_versions=
}}
]]
]]