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The heart is located in the center of the chest, with part of it tipped slightly so that it taps against the left side of the chest.
Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
There are major differences in the metabolism of morphine and the illegal drug heroin. Morphine mostly produces its CNS effects through m-receptors, and at k- and d-receptors. Heroin has a slight affinity for opiate receptors. Most of its actions are due to metabolism to active metabolites (6-acetylmorphine, morphine, and morphine-6-glucuronide).
The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
Nearly 31 million adults in America have a total cholesterol level that is more than 240 mg per dL.