Sternum
The heart lies mainly beneath the sternum with the base just protruding to the right of the sternum and apex in the left side of the chest in the mid clavicular line 5th costal space.
What our notes say
- The heart lies mainly beneath the sternum with the base just protruding to the right of the sternum and apex in the left side of the chest in the mid clavicular line 5th costal space. (Cardiovascular system examination revised 2012 — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
- • Occupies most of the front of the heart and lies beneath and just to the left of the sternum. (Cardiovascular system examination revised 2012 — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
- Bony ❑ The sternum ❑ Ribs ❑ Scapula structures ❑ Angle of Louis ❑ Vertebral column (Examination of Respiratory system — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
- • Sternum bulges forward projecting beyond frontal plane of the thorax. (Examination of Respiratory system — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
- Adult red (active) marrow confined to: vertebrae, sternum, ribs, skull, pelvis, proximal femur/humerus. (Year 3: Haematology and Blood Transfusion Pathology)
- Active marrow in adults: sternum, vertebrae, pelvis, ribs, skull, proximal femur and humerus (Haematology Revision: Haematopoiesis, Anaemia & IDA Guide)
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