Question

Name the organ which is located in the chest cavity with its lower tip slightly tilted towards the left.

Answer 1

Human Heart: -

1. The heart is a blood-pumping organ of the human circulatory system.
2. One of the most crucial organs necessary for maintaining life is the human heart.
3. It has four chambers and is a muscular organ.
4. The heart is roughly the size of a clenched hand.
5. One of the strongest and most labour-intensive muscles in the human body, the heart continues to beat throughout a person's lifetime.
6. One of the primary functions of the human heart is to pump blood throughout the body.
7. Blood delivers oxygen, hormones, glucose and other components to various parts of the body, including the human heart.
8. The heart also ensures that adequate blood pressure is maintained in the body.

Position of the human heart:-

1. The human heart is situated in the thoracic cavity, just to the left of the sternum, between the lungs (breastbone).
2. It comes from the germ layer of the mesoderm of the embryo.