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APEX HEART [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Heart
DEF

The blunt rounded extremity of the hear formed by the left ventricle; it is directed ventrally, inferiorly, and to the left.

CONT

The apex of the heart is first determined, either by its pulsation or as a point in the fifth interspace, 9 cm. to the left of the midsternal line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cœur
CONT

Pointe du cœur. Le sommet proprement dit est uniquement constitué de la pointe du ventricule gauche, l'union entre sillon interventriculaire antérieur et postérieur se faisant à droite de la pointe. La pointe du cœur se situe au niveau du 5eme espace intercostal (mamelon).

Key term(s)
  • sommet du cœur

Spanish

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