Heart

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).

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Famous quotes containing the word heart:

    O the cunning wiles that creep
    In thy little heart asleep!
    When thy little heart doth wake,
    Then the dreadful night shall break.
    William Blake (1757–1827)

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    Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

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    Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865)