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A giraffe, they, and their hearts, are many times larger than a human and a human heart

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What are facts about one of the major organs in human body's?

The major organ in the body is the heart.The heart is an organ which pumps out blood and make the blood travel the whole body of a human.Your heart is in the middle of your chest between your lungs.Inside your heart are blood cells and many tubes where blood travels and also these tubes are connected to your capillaries (the smallest blood vessels in the human body).Not just the heart pumps,your pulse will also pumps.


How much blood would the body need to produce per hour?

The average human body has about 5 liters (1.3 gallons) of blood. The heart pumps about 5 liters of blood every minute, so that would be around 300 liters (79 gallons) of blood per hour.


To what parts of the body the left ventricle pumps blood?

The left ventricle pumps blood to the systemic circulation, reaching all parts of the body. The right ventricle pumps blood to the pulmonary circulation, where the blood picks up oxygen.


What gives the lower body blood supply?

The heart pumps all of the blood away from and back into the body. The parts of the heart that pump oxygenated blood back to the body are the left atrium, which pumps blood into the left ventricle, and the left ventricle, which pumps the blood back into the body. The blood exits through the heart through the aorta.


Systemic circulation occurs when the right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs?

Actually, systemic circulation is when the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood from the heart out to the rest of the body for delivery of nutrients and removal of waste products. Pulmonary circulation is when the right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs for oxygenation.

Related Questions

What pumps blood in a human body?

Blood is pumped by the heart.


The heart pumps how many quarts of blood throughout the body each miniute?

The adult heart pumps about five quarts of blood throughout the body every minute.


How much blood does the heart pump in a minute?

An average heart pumps 2.4 ounces (70 milliliters) per heartbeat. An average heartbeat is 72 beats per minute. Therefore an average heart pumps 1.3 gallons (5 liters) per minute.


Do human hearts run on blood?

The heart pumps blood.


How long does blood take to circulate through the human body 1 or 5 minutes?

It takes about 1 minute for blood to circulate through the human body. The heart pumps blood continuously, and the entire circulatory system works together to ensure that oxygen and nutrients are delivered to all cells efficiently.


How many quarts of blood does the human body pump a day?

The human body pumps about 2,000 gallons (approximately 7,570 liters) of blood per day. This equates to around 1,900-2,000 gallons of blood for an average adult human.


How much blood does your heart pump a second?

its pumps about 100 beats a minute


Why does a giraffe need special valves in the blood vessels that can close when it is getting a drink?

The blood pressure in the giraffe's body is very high so that blood pumps to the head but when it lowers the head to drink the pressure would be extreme and it would die with out the valves.


Why does the giraffe need special valves in the blood vessels that can close when it is getting a drink?

The blood pressure in the giraffe's body is very high so that blood pumps to the head but when it lowers the head to drink the pressure would be extreme and it would die with out the valves.


Does a giraffe have three hearts?

Giraffes have unusually high heart rates for their size, at 150 beats per minute. They have four chambered, stomachs, they breathe through lungs, and they have four chambered heart.


At rest the heart pumps how many quarts of blood per minute?

At rest, the heart pumps about 5-6 quarts of blood per minute. This is known as the cardiac output, which can be calculated by multiplying the heart rate by the stroke volume.


What is the organ that pumps blood r the human body?

the heart