You are performing a thorough cardiac examination. Which of the following chambers of the heart can you assess by palpation?
A) Left atrium
B) Right atrium
C) Right ventricle
D) Sinus node
C) Right ventricle
The right ventricle occupies most of the anterior cardiac surface and is easily accessible to palpation. The other structures are less likely to have findings on palpation and the sinus node is an intracardiac structure. You may be able to diagnose abnormal rhythms caused by the sinus node indirectly by palpation, but this is less obvious.
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