Adult Human Heart

Did you know that an adult human heart beats over 100,000 times a day? How many times would it beat in a year? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Color and label parts:

The human heart is an organ that pumps blood throughout the body via the circulatory system, supplying oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and removing carbon dioxide

A normal, healthy, adult heart usually is the size of an average clenched adult fist. Below is a picture of the inside of a normal, healthy, human heart.

Many texts cite the normal resting adult human heart rate range from 60–100 bpm. Tachycardia is a fast heart rate, defined as above 100 bpm at rest.

The Human Heart – The human heart is a hollow, cone-shaped muscle located between the lungs and behind the sternum (breastbone. Learn about the human heart structure.

The human heart is situated in the middle mediastinum, at the level of thoracic vertebrae T5-T8. A double-membraned sac called the pericardium surrounds the heart and

WebMD’s Heart Anatomy Page provides a detailed image of the heart and provides information on heart conditions, tests, and treatments.

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Do you know much your heart weighs? How often your heart beats? Read on to learn little-known – but truly amazing – facts about the human heart.

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