You probably know some basic things about our heart. But today i will tell you some interesting and fun facts about our heart.
The heart size is like our fist size. It is 5 inches in length, 3.5 in width and 2.5 inches in thickness. The primary function of the heart is to pump the blood. Now let's see some interesting and fun facts about the heart.
1. Our heart is well protected by our ribs.
The heart is located in our chest which is well protected by our ribs. The chest is a bony structure that protects the heart and lungs. This structure is called rib cage. There are total 12 pairs of rib cage. Any damage in this rib cage can damage our blood vessels. Our heart and lungs can also be damaged due to the breaking of the rib cage.
2. The heart beats 60 to 80 times in a minute.
The human heart continues to beat from birth to death. Its most important function is to supply blood to all parts of the body. For which our body has a network of blood vessels through which blood reaches all parts of the body. One heart cycle is completed in 0.8 seconds. 70% of the body's blood is present in the veins.
3. The human heart beats a million times a day.
The human heart beats continuously. Even when you are sleeping and most of your body is relaxed, the heart is still working. According to research, the human heart beats 100,000 times a day. That is, 365,00,000 times a year and if you live more than thirty years, it will beat several billion times.
4. The human heart pumps 5.7 liters of blood.
Because the most important function of the heart is to pump blood, it is constantly pumping blood. According to research, it pumps 5.7 liters of blood per beat. Blood contains oxygen and essential nutrients which the heart carries to every part of the body.
5. Females heart beats faster than males.
This is because women's hearts are slightly smaller than men's, due to which they pump less blood per beat. A woman's heart has to beat faster to meet the need for blood. Men's heart beats 70 to 72 times while women's heart beats 78 to 82 times. Overall the heart size doesn't have some serious effects in the females body. This all due to their body and hormones.
6.Even if the heart is separated from the body, it will continue to beat as long as there is oxygen.
The heart has its own automatic system. Heart nodes generate pulses that help the heart beat. Most of the time the heart beats for 5 minutes after it is separated from the body. After being separated from the body, the heart is in its proper state for 4 to 5 hours, so heart transplantation is possible. The heart nodes need oxygen to generate the electrical impulses so that's why heart Continue beating even sperated from the body as far as the oxygen is available for the nodes.
7. Heart cells do not divide, so heart cancer is quite rare.
You have often heard about cancer of different organs like lung cancer, liver cancer etc., but you have not heard or very little about heart cancer. Because heart cells do not divide, heart cancer is rare. Cells keep dividing in cancer and this uncontrollable division is what we call cancer. Heart cells do not divide in the adult stage, so heart cancer is very rare. While there is heart cancer in the embryonic stage. When cell division is uncontrolled it is called cancer.
8. The song beat can control the heartbeat of our heart.
When you listen to a song, the brain processes the song, the brain records the song. Which increases our heart rate and respiration. For this reason you are advised to listen to relaxing songs as they lower your heart rate, your respiration rate and these songs are also considered to be useful in reducing tension. In this way, fast music increases our heart rate and respiration rate. Because the beat of fast songs is very fast, your heart rate also. That's why listening to relaxing music slows down your beat rate and lowers your stress.
Did you know how the Heart sounds produced?
Heart contains 4 valve's. When blood enters or leaves the valves the opening and closing of valve's produce sounds that's like lub and dub. According to search Heart produce four sounds. Which are S1, S2, S3 and S4. Only S1 and S2 and hearable.
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