Question

The heart beats about 72 times per minute.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Heart:

1. Heart is a muscular vital organ that is a part of the transport system of the body.
2. It helps in pumping blood to different organs of the body and provides oxygen and nutrients to the cells and tissues of these organs.

Heartbeat:

1. The walls of the muscular heart contract and relax rhythmically and this rhythmic contraction and relaxation of the heart constitutes the heartbeat.
2. One heartbeat is responsible for generating one pulse of the arteries.
3. A normal heart beats about 72 times in a minute, on an average.

Final answer: The given statement is true.