MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -It’s tipped slightly so that a part of it sticks out and taps against the left side of the chest, which is what makes it seem as though it is located there. Hold out your hand and make a fist. If you’re a kid, your heart is about the same size as your fist, and if you’re an adult, it’s about the same size as two fists.

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: -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-4: -Your heart is about the size of a clenched fist, and weighs between 300 and 450 g. It lies in the middle of your chest, behind and slightly to the left of your breastbone.

Detailed explanation-5: -The mean length of the heart was 11.41 cm (range, 3 to 14 cm). The average width of the heart measured 8.21 cm. The minimum weight of the heart was 21 g, and its maximum weight was 593 g. The chordae tendineae ranged between 4 and 35, with a mean of 19.41 ± 6.70.