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The Heart

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Biodynamics

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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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    Y. C. Fung (Professor of Bioengineering and Applied Mechanics)

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Fung, Y.C. (1984). The Heart. In: Biodynamics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3884-1_2

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