Difference between revisions of "Heart"
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===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
| + | [[File:Heart.png|right|300px|thumb|A computer drawing of a '''heart'''.]] | ||
The '''heart''' is an [[organ]] which [[Pump|pumps]] [[blood]] around the body. | The '''heart''' is an [[organ]] which [[Pump|pumps]] [[blood]] around the body. | ||
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| + | ==About the Heart== | ||
| + | : The '''heart''' is mostly [[muscle]]. | ||
| + | : The [[muscle]]s in the heart squeeze and relax to pump [[blood]]. | ||
| + | : A healthy '''heart''' beats around 70 times per minute when you are resting. | ||
| + | : The '''heart''' beats faster when you [[exercise]]. | ||
