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:

    The heart can think of no devotion
    Greater than being shore to the ocean....
    Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    The Heart asks Pleasure—first—
    And then—Excuse from Pain—
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    Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight,
    For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.
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