Heart Flashcards
1
Q
What is the size of your heart?
A
the size of your closed fist
2
Q
What happens when the heart muscle contracts (beats)?
A
blood is pushed through the body’s network of blood vessels
3
Q
Where is blood pushed out of the body from?
A
by the left side of the heart
4
Q
Where is low oxygenated blood found?
A
enters the right side of the heart
5
Q
What do one-way valves inside the heart do?
A
stop the blood from flowing in the wrong direction and mixing together
6
Q
What is the average number of beats for a heart per day?
A
100,000
