ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the average size of the adult heart?
A
size of an apple
B
size of a pillow
C
size of a pea
D
size of a large fist
Explanation: 

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: -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. In your entire lifetime, your heart might beat up to 2.5 billion times.

Detailed explanation-3: -The heart weighs between 7 and 15 ounces (200 to 425 grams) and is a little larger than the size of your fist.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, using a measurement from the left ventricular diameter, men averaged 46 millimeters, while women averaged 41 millimeters for the same measurement. An even bigger divide was seen when age and body size were added in to the mix.

Detailed explanation-5: -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."

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