Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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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.
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Sperm cells are so tiny that 400 to 500 million (400,000,000–500,000,000) of them fit onto 1 tsp.
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There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.
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Blood is approximately twice as thick as water because of the cells and other components found in it.
The calcaneus spur found on the male's hind limb is used to deliver venom.
Health History Assessment Questions Pertinent to Drug Administration
Tiger Woods as he answers questions at a news conference.