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The Heart

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The heart is the prime mover of blood. By periodic stimulation of its muscles it contracts periodically and pumps blood throughout the body. How the pump works is the subject of this chapter.

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  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4757-2696-1

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

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