Stents coated with medicine may raise your risk of dangerous blood clots. (These stents often are used to keep clogged heart arteries open.) However, research hasn't proven that these stents increase the chances of having a heart attack or dying, if used as recommended.
Unformatted text preview: The centrally located area between the lungs contains which of the following? A) esophagus B) stomach C) kidneys D) pituitary gland Feedback: Rationale: The centrally located area between the lungs is the mediastinum. Medi/o means middle . The heart, esophagus (food tube), trachea, and bronchial tubes are organs within the mediastinum.
How Does the Heart Pump Blood? The heart is located between the lungs behind the breast bone. About two-third of the heart lies to the left side of our midline of the body and about one-third to the right side. It appears as a cone-shaped and hollow muscle mass. The heart is a double pump made up of cardiac muscles.