The skeletal-muscle pump is a collection of skeletal muscles that aid the heart in the circulation of blood. It is especially important in increasing venous return to the heart, but may also play a role in arterial blood flow.
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“God primes the pump of obligation.”
—A.P. Martinich (b. 1946)