What is the hardest working muscle in the human body?
The hardest working muscle is the heart. It pumps out 2 ounces (71 grams) of blood at every heartbeat. Daily the heart pumps at least 2,500 gallons (9,450 liters) of blood. The heart has the ability to beat over 3 billion times in a person’s life.
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Bill Coe
Heart is the hardest working. Tongue has the possibility of being the most hurtful.
Doug Kern
For me, my heart will have beaten 2 billion 999 million times, my wife made my heart skip a beat when I met her.
Bill Coe
Anthony Griffin Oh, Anthony, you missed it. l didn't mean the tongue could hurt the most. I meant the tongue could CAUSE the most hurt.
Pauline Grant
My tongue surely gets me into a lot of trouble🤭
csmith
gguttada, it's a muscle as well...
claudia galvez
The heart may be the strongest working muscle for men, who never gave birth! For my money, it's the UTERUS!
Margot kirton
Ha ha i just love the report back comments you guys give back just so funny or very sarcastic I have a giggle every time to myself very fiseaciius
Quiz Taker
Some people have "hard hearts" and "loose tongues"
fakeywright
Doug Kern, awww how sweet are you
fakeywright
Bill Coe, couldn't agree more
Dar Numan
It doesn't even stop working when we sleep.
Spc Kook Dude
Maldonado, my nemesis. Not a very good question.You failed to use Wikipedia.
Andy the educated troglodyte
I just checked, mine is still beating...like Charlie Watts drum in 'Angie'
glorylouro
🎉🎉
marcaultjeanne
I considered the tongue but, after all, the heart is ALWAYS pumpin'.
Denise Wilson
We know what you meant!!!😢Bill Coe,
Barry Gomersall
Bill Coe, I knew what you meant and its so true
Diane Lynn Kinsman
Knew that
Scott Morris
Doug Kern, Someone's getting laid tonight