Question: where is the heart found in your body

title: Heart
text: The human heart is situated in the middle mediastinum , at the level of thoracic vertebrae T5 - T8 . A double - membraned sac called the pericardium surrounds the heart and attaches to the mediastinum . The back surface of the heart lies near the vertebral column , and the front surface sits behind the sternum and rib cartilages . The upper part of the heart is the attachment point for several large blood vessels -- the venae cavae , aorta and pulmonary trunk . The upper part of the heart is located at the level of the third costal cartilage . The lower tip of the heart , the apex , lies to the left of the sternum ( 8 to 9 cm from the midsternal line ) between the junction of the fourth and fifth ribs near their articulation with the costal cartilages . 

Answer: answer: The human heart is situated in the middle mediastinum, at the level of thoracic vertebrae T5 - T8. The back surface of the heart lies near the vertebral column and the front surface sits behind the sternum and rib cartilages. The lower tip of the heart, the apex, lies to the left of the sternum (8 to 9 cm from the midsternal line) between the junction of the fourth and fifth ribs near their articulation with the costal cartilages.
answer: The human heart is situated in the middle mediastinum, at the level of thoracic vertebrae T5 - T8. The back surface of the heart lies near the vertebral column and the front surface sits behind the sternum and rib cartilages. The upper part of the heart is located at the level of the third costal cartilage.  The lower tip of the heart, the apex, lies to the left of the sternum (8 to 9 cm from the midsternal line) between the junction of the fourth and fifth ribs near their articulation with the costal cartilages.