Heart position can vary depending on body habitus. 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.
C) riding higher in the chest and pushed anteriorly.
D) hanging lower in the chest and riding more vertically.

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The position of the heart varies depending on body build, configuration of the chest, and level of the diaphragm. A tall slender person's heart tends to hang vertically and is positioned centrally. A stocky short person's heart tends to lie more to the left and more horizontally.

Heart Position Can Vary Depending on Body Habitus