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(organ)) Jump to: navigation, search Heart rotating.gif The
heart is located at the center of the chest. The muscle mass is
greater on the left side and the apex of the heart is pointed
slightly to the left. Heart anterior exterior view.jpg Drawing
of a human heart Latin cor Greek kardía (καρδία) System
Circulatory Right coronary artery, left coronary artery,
anterior interventricular artery Superior vena cava, inferior
vena cava, right pulmonary veins, left pulmonary veins
Accelerans nerve, Vagus nerve MeSH A07.541 TA A12.1.00.001 FMA
FMA:7088 Anatomical terminology Normal heart sounds as heard
with a stethoscope  Problems playing this file? See media help.
By definition, the heart is a muscular organ in both humans and
other animals, which pumps blood through the blood vessels of
the circulatory system.[1] Blood provides the body with oxygen
and nutrients, and also assists in the removal of metabolic
wastes.[2] The heart is located in the middl