The heart is a vital organ.
Here are some interesting facts about the human heart that you may not have known:
- The average heart is the size of an adult fist.
- Your heart will beat about 115,000 times each day.
- The beating sound your heart makes is caused by the opening and closing of its valves.
- Each day, your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood.
- If you were to stretch out your blood vessel system, it would extend over 60,000 miles.
- A woman’s heart beats slightly faster than a man’s.
- There is such a thing as a broken heart. Symptoms are similar to a heart attack but the cause is usually stress and not heart disease.
- Laughing is good for your heart. It reduces stress and gives a boost to your immune system.
- The human heart weighs 250-350 gr.
- The heart has its own electrical impulse, therefore, the heartbeat continues even (as long as the heart is adequately receiving oxygen) when the organ is away from the body;
- After fertilization, the fetal heartbeat is heard in the fourth week and the heart beats until the last minute of life.
Source:
https://www.flushinghospital.org/newsletter/10-interesting-facts-about-the-heart/