Describe the structure and functioning of the human heart.
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FUNCTION OF HEART:
Heart is the pumping organ of the body which recieves deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps oxygenated blood back into circulation. Its functioning is divided into two
Types of circulation:
Pulmonary: Circulation to the lungs and back to the heart for purification of deoxygenated blood
Systemic: The oxygenated blood from the heart is carried by the arteries to the different body parts.
STRUCTURE OF HEART:
- The human heart is four-chambered.
- The upper two chambers are called the auricles, separated by the interatrial septum and the lower two chambers are called the ventricles, separated from each other by the interventricular septum.
- The two atria are separated by the interatrial septum. The ventricles have more muscular walls than the auricles.
Hello!!
The heart is a muscular organ.
The heart pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system.
The heart is the main organ in the circulatory system
Location :
The heart can be found at the center of the chest, underneath the sternum.
Function :
It is responsible for the transportation of nutrients in all parts of the body.
Structure :
Our heart is four chambered.
Two chambered called the atria
Two chambered called ventricle
A diagram ( labeled) of heart is shown in the attachment! ❤
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