Heart

The heart is a hollow muscle that pumps blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. It is found in all animals with a circulatory system (including all vertebrates).

Famous quotes containing the word heart:

“Finance is merely a matter of the heart being in the right place, Joe.”
—Sidney Buchman (1902–1975)

“My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

“And wilt thou leave me thus?
That hath loved thee so long
In wealth and woe among:
And is thy heart so strong
As for to leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!”
—Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503?–1542)