Some interesting facts about the heart

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.

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