THE CONDUCTING SYSTEM OF
HEART AND ITS PROPERTIES
,5 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE
HEART
Each day, your heart beats
100,000 times.
Each minute, your heart
pumps 1.5 gallons of blood.
Heart disease is the #1 cause
of death.
A normal heart valve is about
the size of a half dollar coin.
The largest heart ever
recorded belonged to a grey
whale.
, FUNCTIONS OF THE HEART
Pumps oxygenated
and nutrient-rich
blood to the body
through blood vessels
Pumps deoxygenated
blood, containing
wastes, to the lungs,
where gas exchange
to the outside
environment occurs
, ANATOMY OF THE HEART
Located under rib
cage and in between
the lungs
Size varies depending
on age, size, and
condition of the heart
On average, the heart
is about the size of
that person’s
clenched fist
HEART AND ITS PROPERTIES
,5 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE
HEART
Each day, your heart beats
100,000 times.
Each minute, your heart
pumps 1.5 gallons of blood.
Heart disease is the #1 cause
of death.
A normal heart valve is about
the size of a half dollar coin.
The largest heart ever
recorded belonged to a grey
whale.
, FUNCTIONS OF THE HEART
Pumps oxygenated
and nutrient-rich
blood to the body
through blood vessels
Pumps deoxygenated
blood, containing
wastes, to the lungs,
where gas exchange
to the outside
environment occurs
, ANATOMY OF THE HEART
Located under rib
cage and in between
the lungs
Size varies depending
on age, size, and
condition of the heart
On average, the heart
is about the size of
that person’s
clenched fist
