For most of history, the human heart has been regarded as a forbidden organ
too delicate to tamper
withrom the moment heart begins beating until the moment it stops,
the human heart works tirelessly.
In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion
times, without ever pausing to
rest.Like a pumping machine, the heart provides the power needed for life.
The circulatory system is composed of vessels
and muscles that control the flow of blood around the body. This process
of blood flowing around the
body is called circulation. The main components of the circulatory system
are the heart, arteries,
capillaries and the veins.
Let's take a look at how blood travels around your body !The first step
of Blood leaves the heart from the
left ventricle into the biggest artery, called the aorta. The heart is
a strong muscle,
which is divided into 4 compartments (the left and right atrium and ventricles).
It
is important that fresh blood from the aorta goes directly to the brain,
because
the brain needs oxygen constantly otherwise we get irreversible damage.Another
important organ for the blood to pass through is the lung. Here waste carbon
dioxide is replaced with fresh oxygen. The pressure in the arteries
is higher than
in the veins. Blood returns to the heart through the veins.
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Did you know your heart beats over 100,000 times a day?
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, you may know the size of your heart .
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