ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Gray’s Anatomy, the heart length, width, and thickness are 12 cm, 8.5 cm, and 6 cm, respectively. In addition, the mean weight of the heart is 280-340 g in males and 230-280 g in females.

Detailed explanation-2: -The heart is about the size of the clenched fist of its owner. It averages about 12 cm long, and 9 cm wide (5.0 inches by 3.5 inches).

Detailed explanation-3: -How big is your heart? Everyone’s heart is a slightly different size. Generally, adult hearts are about the same size as two clenched fists, and children’s hearts are about the same size as one clenched fist.

Detailed explanation-4: -In humans, the heart is roughly the size of a large fist and weighs between about 10 and 12 ounces (280 and 340 grams) in men, and between 8 and 10 ounces (230 and 280 grams) in women, according to Henry Gray’s “Anatomy of the Human Body."

Detailed explanation-5: -Hold your hands in a fist and that’s the size of your heart. Adult’s hearts are about the size of 2 fists and children’s hearts are about the size of one adult fist. Your heart beats an average of 100, 000 times a day.