LOVE AND THE HEART

                                                                LOVE AND THE HEART

 Have you ever ponder why the shape of the heart is used as the symbol of love? If yes, may be your answer(s) is/are as good as mine. The heart is unarguably the most important organ in the body. The heart is the source of life. Sitting within the thoracic cavity and made up of striated cardiac muscles. The heart works from birth to death in every individual beating at an average of 72 per minute. Deviations from this apart from under some circumstances like sports, anxiety etc. will definitely be a problem.

            Here are the interesting facts!

The heart pumps about 5000mL (5 Ltr) of blood via each of the ventricles. Oxygenated blood through the left ventricle and deoxygenated blood through the right ventricle. The blood from the L V goes into the systemic circulation while that from the R V goes into the pulmonary circulation (for it to be oxygenated in the lungs). The 5 Liters of blood pumped into the systemic circulation carries oxygen to various cells and tissues of the body, supply nutrients to them, carry toxic substances and metabolic wastes to excretory organs among other functions.

            Here is how the 5 Liters of oxygenated blood pumped by the heart per minute are used according to Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology:  

the skeletal muscles make use of 21%,                    brain 13%,                 skin 9%,

gastro-intestinal tract 24%,                                        kidneys 19%,

the rest of the body 10%                    while the heart itself makes use of just 4%.

             Interesting, what a selfless efficient organ! Only if you and I can be like the heart, then will our society, community and the country at large be different. The problem we have In this country today is because majority of us cannot be like the heart. Think more of what you can do to help and make life better for your neighbors than what your neighbors can do for you. Think of what you can do for your country and not what your country can do for you. This is the sure way out of the mess in which we’ve all found ourselves. Be sacrificial and help someone today! You can only show love through your actions. The heart is an example of a perfect lover, be like the heart!

            Did you know?

v  That your heart is approximately the size of your fist (blow).

v  That the heart cells will begin to die if oxygen supply is cut off for more than 30 seconds.

Adeniji, Oluyemi A.

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