Heart The organ that pumps the blood for circulating throughout the human body. The human heart is a pulsating, four-chambered organ that circulates blood through the body. Though the heart appears to be a simple organ, it requires a complex series of...

A broken hand works, but not a broken heart. (Persian) A good heart influences heaven and earth. (Chinese) A good heart possesses a kingdom. (Roman) A pure heart has few desires. (Chinese) A troubled heart is a worm to the bones. (Roman) As he thinks...

In some contexts, ‘heart’ is a synonym for ‘inmost being, soul’, as in a sentence like: ‘He poured out his heart to her.’ ‘My heart’, therefore, used as a vocative to a loved one, is the equivalent of...

An essential organ whose principal function is to pump BLOOD around the body, but important also for OSMOREGULATION. The cardiovascular system is described in the entry BLOOD; and see BREATHING, NEURAL CONTROL OF; ENDOCRINE GLANDS;...

The heart is a muscular organ responsible for pumping blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions, or a similar structure in the annelids, mollusks, and arthropods.[1] The term cardiac (as in cardiology) means "related to the...

With David J. Spatz The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-10-2006 Heart-to-Heart -- Rock pioneers talk about prejudice With David J. Spatz Date: 03-10-2006, Friday Section: GO! Edtion: All Editions Column: ATLANTIC CITY Critics have long held that the heart of rock-and-roll...

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Medicine: Cardiac patients in Britain may soon be getting replacement heart valves grown from their own adult stem cells. You may not have heard about this miracle on the evening news.Few people read the British journal Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society, but the current...

Describes the anatomy of the heart. Examines its functions. Explores why it is one of the most important organs in the human body.