PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In a human lifetime, how many times would an average heart beat?
A
500 million
B
1 billion
C
2.5 billion
D
5 billion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your heart beats about 100, 000 times in one day and about 35 million times in a year. During an average lifetime, the human heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times.

Detailed explanation-2: -Humans have an average of 2.5 billion heartbeats to spend over a lifetime, making us all heartbeat billionaires.

Detailed explanation-3: -For 1 billion heartbeats, the number of days is 1, 000, 000, 000 ÷ 100, 000 = 10, 000. Since there are 365 days in a year, and 10, 000 ÷ 365 is approximately 27.4, it will take about 27.4 years. The billionth beat will be in May 2027.

Detailed explanation-4: -Over the course of a year, your heart would beat about 42, 048, 000 times! If you live to be 80 years old, your heart would have beaten approximately 3, 363, 840, 000 times! That’s over 3 billion heartbeats!

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