It's politer to refer to it as the CalvinâBenson-Bassham cycle or the reductive pentose phosphate cycle, but with all due apologies to Misters Benson and Bassham, the Calvin Cycle is quicker to write. A simple outline of the process of photosynthesis, showing the light reactions and the Calvin cycle.
The majority of the human heart is located to the left of the center of the chest and behind the sternum. The remaining third of the human heart is on the right side of the mid-line of the chest. Continue Reading.
The Human Heart. The heart is a hollow, cone-shaped muscle located between the lungs and behind the sternum (breastbone). Two-thirds of the heart is located to the left of the midline of the body and 1/3 is to the right (see Figure 1). The apex (pointed end) points down and to the left. It is 5 inches (12 cm) long, 3.5 inches (8-9 cm) wide and 2.5 inches (6 cm) from front to back, and is roughly the size of your fist. The average weight of a female human heart is 9 ounces and a male's heart is 10.5 ounces. The heart comprises less than 0.5 percent of the total body weight. The heart has three layers.