Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Winter 2015 - (Page 13)

AT A G L A N C E State of the LEFT ATRIUM HEART RIGHT ATRIUM Powerful things can come in small packages. Your heart is only the size of two ﬁsts, yet it mightily pumps blood to every inch of your body, 24/7. Here we take a closer look at the star of your circulatory system. LEFT VENTRICLE RIGHT VENTRICLE SEPTUM YOUR HEART HAS: ■ 2 sides, right and left. They are separated by the septum. Think of it as the Great Wall of China, for your heart. ■ Four chambers-two upper (atria) and two lower ■ Four valves, which serve as tollbooths. They open and (ventricles). Blood must pass through these to close, allowing blood to pass through the chambers get wherever it's going. in only one direction. THE HEART FACTS 100,000 The number of times your heart beats every day. 2X You may be sleeping, but your heart is still working twice as hard as your leg muscles would be if you were sprinting. lub-DUB The sound your heart makes. Between the lub and the DUB, your heart pumps blood throughout your entire circulatory system. Go to umm.edu/midtown and click "Cardiology" under "Medical Services." How's Your Blood Pressure? 120/80 140-159/90-99 180/110 umm.edu/midtown | Winter 2015 13 http://www.umm.edu/midtown http://www.umm.edu/midtown

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Winter 2015

Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Winter 2015
In This Issue
A Healthy Start
Sleep on It
Gut Check
A Life Back in Bloon
At a Glance
Put Your Best Food Forward

Maryland's Health Matters - Midtown - Winter 2015