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 | Heart anatomy | by Patrick J. Lynch on Flickr |
| - The Heart is a hollow muscle that pumps blood to the whole body.
- It is located in the chest and between the lungs.
- It has a double-walled sac to protect it.
- It's function is to pump blood throughout the blood vessels to keep the body oxygenated, so that we can stay alive.
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 | bless you | by Robert S. Donovan on Flickr |
| The heart consists of 3 types of tissues: |
| Epithelial tissue, also referred to as skin tissue, protects the heart from rubbing and damaging the lobes in the heart.
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 | Strip Soccer | by jurvetson on Flickr |
| Muscle tissue in the heart is responsible for contracting the heart and causes blood to flow.
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 | 774 - Neuron Connection - Pattern | by Patrick Hoesly on Flickr |
| Nerve tissue contains the nerves that tell the heart to beat, pump blood around our body to keep us alive. It also controls our heart rate.
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 | Refraction #10 | by Nathan O'Nions on Flickr |
| Red blood cells transport oxygen from the lungs to all the living tissues of the body and carry away carbon dioxide. |
| White blood cells attack viruses and bacteria so we can stay healthy.
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 | Heart anatomy | by Vintage Collective on Flickr |
| Muscle cells relate to the heart because when the heart contracts, it pumps blood and the muscle cells make the muscle contract.
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