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:

    “he had been alone
    Amid the heart of many thousand mists,”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “Christ is my onely head,
    My alone onely heart and breast,
    My onely musick, striking me ev’n dead;”
    —George Herbert (1593–1633)

    “But as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.”
    —Bible: New Testament 1 Corinthians 2:9.