1. The condition in which a patient's heart is either

rotated or displaced to the right or is situated as a

mirror image of the expected position is called:

A. amyloidosis >> Amyloidosis is a rare disease that

occurs when a substance called amyloid builds up in

your organs.

B. cardiomyopathy. >> Cardiomyopathy is a weakening of the heart muscle or another problem with the

heart muscle. It often occurs when the heart cannot

pump as well as it should, or with other heart function

problems.

C. dextrocardia (I think of what I know about "ambidextrous")

D. situs inversus >> Situs inversus is when the heart

and stomach are placed to the right and the liver to

the left.

E. coarctation >> Aortic coarctation is a narrowing of

part of the aorta (the major artery leading out of the

heart). It is a type of birth defect. Coarctation means

narrowing.

C. dextrocardia (I

think of what I

know about "ambidextrous")

2. 2. Heart position can vary depending on body habitus. B. more to the

In a short, stocky individual, you would expect the

heart to be located

A. more to the right and hanging more vertically.

B. more to the left and lying more horizontally. (This

makes sense if you think about the liver being closer

to the heart. If the liver is on the right like normal, the

heart would have to move to the left.)

C. riding higher in the chest and pushed anteriorly.

left and lying more

horizontally. (This

makes sense if

you think about the

liver being closer

to the heart. If the

liver is on the right

like normal, the

heart would have

to move to the left.)