Surface anatomy of the human heart. The heart is demarcated by: -A point 9 cm to the left of the midsternal line(apex of the heart) -The seventh right sternocostal articulation -The upper border of the third right costal cartilage 1 cm from the right sternal line -The lower border of the second left costal cartilage 2.5 cm from the left lateral sternal line.
In the human body, the heart is usually situated in the middle of the thorax with the largest part of the heart slightly offset to the left, although sometimes it is on the right (see dextrocardia), underneath the sternum. 其次,心臟只所以偏向一邊,主要是因為這側的心室更強壯。對於大多數人來說,其左心房驅動了全身血液循環,因而佔據了胸腔更多的空間。
The heart is usually felt to be on the left side because the left heart (left ventricle) is stronger (it pumps to all body parts). The left lung is smaller than the right lung because the heart occupies more of the left hemithorax.