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5 days ago · The Heart. The heart is a muscular pumping organ located medial to the lungs along the body's midline in the thoracic region. The bottom tip of the heart, known as its apex, is turned to the left, so that about 2/3 of the heart is located on the body's left side with the other 1/3 on right.
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3 days ago · Heart, organ that serves as a pump to circulate the blood. It may be as simple as a straight tube, as in spiders and annelid worms, or as complex as the four-chambered double pump that is the center of the circulatory system in humans, other mammals, and birds. Learn more about the heart in this article.
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- In humans, the heart is situated between the two lungs and slightly to the left of center, behind the breastbone. It rests on the diaphragm, the mu...
- The heart consists of several layers of a tough muscular wall, the myocardium. A thin layer of tissue, the pericardium, covers the outside, and ano...
- The pumping of the heart, or the heartbeat, is caused by alternating contractions and relaxations of the myocardium. These contractions are stimula...
- The rhythmic noises accompanying the heartbeat are called heart sounds. The two distinct sounds are heard, a low, slightly prolonged “lub” (first s...
3 days ago · A labeled heart diagram helps you understand the structure of human heart, which pumps blood through body. Learn the structure and several heart conditions.
5 days ago · The human heart consists of four chambers: the left and right atrium and the left and right ventricle. Each chamber is a hollow cavity surrounded by a muscular wall. The left ventricle is the chamber on the lower left side of the heart, inferior to the left atrium.
3 days ago · A Heart Diagram is a visual depiction of the heart designed to convey anatomical or physiological features in a simplified way. This could be depicting the coronary circulation, the layers of the heart, the electrical conduction pathways of the heart, or just the heart’s basic structure.
1 day ago · 2nd edition. Springer, 2021. 386 p. ISBN: 978-3-030-78254-2. This heavily revised second edition of this critical book details the structure, function, and imaging of the normal right heart both at rest and under the stresses of high altitude and exercise.
3 days ago · The internal jugular veins collect blood from the brain as well as the superficial structures of the head and neck before descending through the neck towards the heart. Explore the anatomy and functions of the cardiovascular system of the head and neck with Innerbody's 3D model.
