PowerPoint Lecture Outlines
to accompany
Hole’s Human
Anatomy and Physiology
Eleventh Edition
Shier w Butler w Lewis
Chapter
15
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, Chapter 15
Cardiovascular System
2
, Size of Heart
Average Size of Heart
• 14 cm long
• 9 cm wide
3
, Location of Heart
• posterior to sternum
• medial to lungs
• anterior to vertebral column
• base lies beneath 2nd rib
• apex at 5th intercostal space
• lies upon diaphragm
4
to accompany
Hole’s Human
Anatomy and Physiology
Eleventh Edition
Shier w Butler w Lewis
Chapter
15
Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. 1
, Chapter 15
Cardiovascular System
2
, Size of Heart
Average Size of Heart
• 14 cm long
• 9 cm wide
3
, Location of Heart
• posterior to sternum
• medial to lungs
• anterior to vertebral column
• base lies beneath 2nd rib
• apex at 5th intercostal space
• lies upon diaphragm
4