The first heart sounds are best heard ________

A) in the 5th intercostal spaces, at various distances from the sternal margins
B) in the second intercostal spaces at the sternal margins
C) directly over the body of the sternum, just inferior to the sternal angle
D) just beneath the xiphoid process of the sternum


Answer: A

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