ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Purpose: Several medical textbooks state that a human heart is approximately the size of that person’s fist. Stating that a heart has the size of the corpse’s fist is thought to signify that the heart size is normal.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Your kidneys are the fourth largest organ in your body. An average kidney is about 10 to 12 centimeters, or 4 to 4.7 inches long. Each kidney is roughly the size of a small fist.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -The human heart is a fist-sized muscle with a rounded bottom, smooth sides, and a thick arch of blood vessels at the top.