The apex of a 2-month-old baby's heart typically lies closest to the:
a. fourth left intercostal space.
b. midsternal area.
c. midthoracic spinal area.
d. sixth left intercostal space.
A
In infants and young children, the heart lies more horizontally in the chest. The apex of the heart is located higher, sometimes well out into the fourth left intercostal space.
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