Facts And Functions Of The Heart

 

Facts and Functions Of The Heart

 

Heart is considered the most important part of our human body organ. Our Heart functions to pump blood throughout our entire body in a rhythmatic process, non stop since the minute we birth. We need the heart to work whether we are conscious or unconscious.

 

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Facts About Human Heart for an average life span of 75 years:

  • our heart pump about 2.8billion times repetitively with an average pulse of 70 beat per minute

  • each of our pulse generate about 70mililiters of blood through our arteries

  • our heart has pump a total close to 200million liters of blood in our life time

  • for a newborn, the normal heart rate is about 130 beat/minute

  • adulthood normal resting heart rate is about 72 beat/minute

  • the size of our is about the size of our fist

  • an adult male heart weight about 250-300 grams

  • an adult female heart weight about 200-250 grams

  • our heart do not get it blood supply from the process of pumping blood but through the coronary arteries that carry blood within the heart muscle

  • heart disease remain one of the main contributor to death statistic in America: about 2000 death reported daily

Functions Of The Heart:

  • primary function of the heart is to pump and circulate your average 6liters of blood to every single part of your body.

  • your heart is able to determine the exact amount of blood required to the certain body part by increasing or decreasing the pump rate.

  • you can strengthen our heart by making it work regularly. The more you exercise it the better shape it becomes.

  • our heart is like a car engine. The energy efficient zone is at the 60%-70% of maximum heart rate. You can maximize your energy efficiency at this level.

Our heart remains the icon for many. For instance the love shape comes from the heart shape.

 

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