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  2. Heart Pictures, Diagram & Anatomy | Body Maps - Healthline

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    The average human heart weighs between 6 and 11 ounces. The muscle is strong enough to pump up to 2,000 gallons — as much as a fire department’s tanker truck — of blood through one’s body ...

  3. Anatomy of the human heart - Wikipedia

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    The heart is a muscular organ situated in the mediastinum.It consists of four chambers, four valves, two main arteries (the coronary arteries), and the conduction system. The left and right sides of the heart have different functions: the right side receives de-oxygenated blood through the superior and inferior venae cavae and pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery, and the left ...

  4. Circulatory System Anatomy, Diagram, & Function - Healthline

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    The circulatory system works thanks to constant pressure from the heart and valves throughout the body. This pressure ensures that veins carry blood to the heart and arteries transport it away ...

  5. Heart Anatomy, Function, and Blood Circulation - WebMD

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    The heart is under the rib cage, to the left of your breastbone (sternum) and between your lungs. On the outside, the heart is made of muscle. The strong muscular walls contract (squeeze), pumping ...

  6. Cross Section of the Heart Diagram & Function | Body Maps

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    Cross-section. The chambers of the heart operate as a ‘double-pump’ system for the body’s circulation. In coordination with valves, the chambers work to keep blood flowing in the proper ...

  7. Heart - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] The heart is a muscular organ found in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. [ 1 ] The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to the lungs. [ 2 ]

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