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Heart 

•The heart is a fist-sized organ that pumps blood throughout your body. It's the primary organ of your circulatory system.

•Your heart contains four main sections (chambers) made of muscle and powered by electrical impulses. Your brain and nervous system direct your heart’s function.What
is the heart’s function?

•Your heart’s main function is to move blood throughout your body. Your heart also:

• Controls the rhythm and speed of your heart rate.

• Maintains your blood pressure.How does your heart work with other organs?

•Your heart works with other body systems to control your heart rate and other body functions. The primary systems are:

• Nervous system: Your nervous system helps control your heart rate. It sends signals that tell your heart to beat slower during rest and faster during stress.

• Endocrine system: Your endocrine system sends out hormones. These hormones tell your blood vessels to constrict or relax, which affects your blood pressure.
Hormones from your thyroid gland can also tell your heart to beat faster or slower.
How does your heart works with your other
organs?

Your heart works with other body systems to control your heart rate and
other body functions. The primary systems are:
• Nervous system: Your nervous system helps control your heart rate. It
sends signals that tell your heart to beat slower during rest and faster during
stress.
• Endocrine system: Your endocrine system sends out hormones.
These hormones tell your blood vessels to constrict or relax, which affects
your blood pressure. Hormones from your thyroid gland can also tell your
heart to beat faster or slower.
Where is your heart located?

• Your heart is located in the front of your chest. It sits slightly behind and to the
left of your sternum (breastbone). Your ribcage protects your heart.Your heart
is slightly on the left side of your body. 
How big is your heart?

• Everyone’s heart is a slightly different size. Generally, adult hearts are about
the same size as two clenched fists, and children’s hearts are about the same
size as one clenched fist.
What is the main function of the heart

• Your heart's main function is to move blood throughout your body. Your
heart also: Controls the rhythm and speed of your heart rate. Maintains your
blood pressure.
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