Heart

Question 1

What is the approximate size of the fully grown heart?

Answer 1

*clenched fist.
* 0.5% of the body weight.

Question 2

what is the weight range of an adult heart?

Answer 2

250-350g.

Question 3

How does the size of the heart vary with age and sex?

Answer 3

Male- bigger heart

Question 4

Where is the heart located in the body?

Answer 4

thoracic cavity, in the mediastinum

Question 5

How is the heart positioned in a fully grown adult?

Answer 5

obliquely, apex towards left hip. b/w 2nd rib & 5th intercostal space.

Question 6

What is the proportion of a newborn’s heart to an adult’s heart?

Answer 6

newborn’s heart a lot smaller adult

Question 7

Question: How does a newborn’s heart differ in position compared to an adult’s heart?

Answer 7

set more transversely than an adult’s heart.

Question 8

How does the newborn’s heart grow in relation to the child’s growth?

Answer 8

Grows in proportion to the child’s growth.

Question 9

At a basic anatomical level, what are the four chambers of the heart?

Answer 9

Left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, and right ventricle.

Question 10

What separates the right and left atrium and ventricles?

Answer 10

The septum.