. The heart in position : a, right ventricle ; b, left ventricle ; c, left auricle ; d, right auricle /, pulmonary artery ; g, aorta ; k, oesophagus ; I, diaphragm. vessels—the trachea and the oesophagus—and lies close on all sides to the lobes of the lungs. In its inferior portion it lies close to the chest-wall, extending from the third to the seventh rib. In the heart-sections we find the following arrangement: the right section lies in a right anterior direction from its axis and the left lies in a left posterior direction. The size of the heart varies greatly in different animals, even wh


. The heart in position : a, right ventricle ; b, left ventricle ; c, left auricle ; d, right auricle /, pulmonary artery ; g, aorta ; k, oesophagus ; I, diaphragm. vessels—the trachea and the oesophagus—and lies close on all sides to the lobes of the lungs. In its inferior portion it lies close to the chest-wall, extending from the third to the seventh rib. In the heart-sections we find the following arrangement: the right section lies in a right anterior direction from its axis and the left lies in a left posterior direction. The size of the heart varies greatly in different animals, even when in a normal condition, and it is, therefore, impossible to lay (137)


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