The Heart Quiz

The first open-heart surgery occurred in 1893. It was performed by Daniel Hale Williams, who was one of the few black cardiologists in the United States at the time.

Death from a broken heart, or broken heart syndrome, is possible but extremely rare.

Heart cancer is very rare because heart cells stop dividing early in life.

The electrical activity of the heart does not stop during the sneeze,

Before it existed, doctors had to press their ears directly to each patient’s chest.

The corneas do not get supplied with blood.

Because the heart has its own electrical impulse, it can continue to beat even when separated from the body, as long as it has an adequate supply of oxygen

False: MEN who are having an affair are more likely to die of cardiac arrest during sex.

You might put your hand on the left side during the national anthem, but your heart actually rests in the center of your chest, right below your sternum. It’s just tilted slightly to the left.

Signs people often overlook include a heartburn-like tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, nausea, or pain in the jaw or arm.

Leonardo Da Vinci drew this image of the Heart and its blood vessels in 15th century.

The first heart transplant in a human ever performed was by Hardy in 1964, using a chimpanzee heart, but the patient died within 2 hours.

Octopuses and squids (animals called cephalopodsAnimals without backbones, including squids, octopi, and nautiluses. Cephalopods have symmetrical bodies, prominent heads, and tentacles.) have three hearts. Two hearts pump blood to the gills to take up oxygen, and the other pumps blood around the body