MEDICAL
HEART AND PERICARDIUM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the size of an onion
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the size of a fist
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4.5 pounds
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the size of a baseball
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. Your heart beats about 100, 000 times in one day and about 35 million times in a year.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -An adult heart is about the size of 2 hands clasped together. A child’s heart is about the size of a fist.
Detailed explanation-4: -The heart is a hollow muscular organ about the size of a closed fist. It’s in the centre of your chest, behind the breastbone. Each heartbeat sends blood that’s rich in oxygen and nutrients to all parts of your body.