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The heart is the main organ of the circulatory system. Its function is to propel blood
throughout the body. Located in the mediastinum, it consists of four chambers —
two atria in the upper region and two ventricles in the lower region — the aorta and
pulmonary arteries, the inferior and superior vena cavae, the bicuspid, tricuspid,
aortic, and pulmonary valves, and three protective layers: the pericardium, the
myocardium and the endocardium.
A thick partition that separates the right and left areas prevents blood from passing
directly from one side to the other. To get to where you started, the blood flow must
travel through the general circuit and the pulmonary circuit. In general, oxygen-rich
blood is sent from the left ventricle to the aortic artery and from there is transported
throughout the body by other arteries and capillaries. It returns through the vena
cava with an abundance of waste to the right atrium. On the other hand, in the
pulmonary circuit, the blood, loaded with impurities and carbon dioxide, is led from
the left ventricle to the pulmonary arteries through which it reaches the lungs, is
oxygenated by those organs and begins its return to the left atrium .
By boosting the blood stream it contracts, and when it receives it, it dilates. These
movements are systole and diastole and their set is called the cardiac cycle or
heartbeat. In it, the movements of the heart valves are essential to allow or prevent
the passage of blood. Under normal conditions, the heart rate of humans varies
between sixty-seven and seventy-four beats per minute. The beats can be
perceived by placing the hand on the left chest, or by lightly pressing other sectors
such as the fingertips or the temple.
UGA LA TORTUGA
- ¿Para qué preocuparme en hacer un trabajo que luego acaban haciendo mis
compañeros? Mejor es dedicarme a jugar y a descansar.
Por ello, es mejor intentarlo y no conseguirlo que no probar y vivir con la duda. La
constancia y la perseverancia son buenas aliadas para conseguir lo que nos
proponemos; por ello yo te aconsejo que lo intentes. Hasta te puede sorprender de
lo que eres capaz.