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Where is the heart located in the body?
Where is the heart located in the body?
Between the lungs in the center and a bit to the left on the midline of the body.
What drives the blood through the blood vessels?
What drives the blood through the blood vessels?
The heart
What is the significance of the heart's rate of beating being affected by emotions?
What is the significance of the heart's rate of beating being affected by emotions?
It may be responsible for the frequent references to the heart in song and poetry.
Why has the importance of the heart been recognized for centuries?
Why has the importance of the heart been recognized for centuries?
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The heart is a muscular pump that drives the blood through the ______ vessels
The heart is a muscular pump that drives the blood through the ______ vessels
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Slightly bigger than a ______, this organ is located between the lungs in the center
Slightly bigger than a ______, this organ is located between the lungs in the center
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The importance of the heart has been recognized for ______
The importance of the heart has been recognized for ______
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What is the practical importance of the vital functions of the heart and its disorders?
What is the practical importance of the vital functions of the heart and its disorders?
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How has the heart's recognition in song and poetry been connected to its rate of beating being affected by emotions?
How has the heart's recognition in song and poetry been connected to its rate of beating being affected by emotions?
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Why is the heart's location between the lungs and slightly to the left on the midline of the body significant?
Why is the heart's location between the lungs and slightly to the left on the midline of the body significant?
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