The Heart - Basic

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The heart is the hardest working muscle in the human body. Located almost in the center of the chest, the adult human heart is about the size of a fist.

At an average rate of 80 times a minute, the heart beats about 115,000 times in one day, or about 42 million times in a year. In a 70-year lifetime, an average human heart will beat more than 2.5 billion times. Even when a person is at rest, the heart continuously works hard.

The average heart rate for children 10 years and older and adults is 60 to 100 beats per minute. In a well-trained athlete, the heart rate can be healthy at a rate of 40 to 60 beats per minutes.
The heart is the muscle that pumps blood filled with oxygen and nutrients through the blood vessels to the body tissues. It is made up of:

4 chambers (2 atria and 2 ventricles) that receive blue (deoxygenated) blood from the body and pump out red (oxygen-rich) blood back to it:

The atria receive blood coming back to the heart.

The ventricles pump the blood out of the heart.

Blood vessels, which include a network of arteries and veins that carry blood throughout the body:

Arteries transport blood from the heart to the body tissues.

Veins carry blood back to the heart.

4 valves to prevent backward flow of blood:

Each valve is designed to allow the forward flow of blood and prevent backward flow.

An electrical system that serves as a natural pacemaker and stimulates contraction of the heart muscle.

Disclaimer :-

The following video contains general information and provides an overview of ultrasound techniques. The information presented here is not professional medical advice and is provided without any representation or warranties. This presentation does not constitute a complete training and is not intended to replace formal medical or ultrasound training. Users should not perform ultrasound examination based only on the materials presented in this video. Users must not use information on this presentation to diagnose or treat a health condition or disease without consulting a qualified healthcare provider

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