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…. If a coronary artery gets clogged, the heart cells which formerly depended upon that artery for blood get less blood. This may cause the heart to hurt. Since the brain has never received a pain message from the heart before the brain has trouble telling exactly where…

…the heart rate to increase. Taking a pulse tells how fast the heart is beating. Taking Your Pulse You can feel your pulse on your wrist. Place your index and middle finger on the inner wrist of your other arm, just below the base of your thumb. Your heart…

…on the heart. It can tell if the heart is beating regularly or irregularly, fast or slow. It can also pick up unnoticed heart attacks. A variation of the ECG is the veterocardiogram (VCG). It performs exactly like the ECG except the electrical activity is shown…

…and sharp peaks. ECG can indicate if high blood pressure has produced any strain on the heart. It can tell if the heart is beating regularly or irregularly, fast or slow. It can also pick up unnoticed heart attacks. A variation of the ECG…

…HEART The human heart is a specialized, four-chambered muscle that maintains BLOOD flow in the CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. Located in the thorax, it lies left of the body's midline, above and in contact with the diaphragm. It is situated immediately behind…

…The HeartINTRODUCTIONIn today's society, people are gaining medical knowledge at quite a fast pace. Treatments, cures, and vaccines for various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly, and yet, coronary heart disease remains the number one…

…TO MY HEART: HEART--WE WILL FORGET HER, YOU AND I TONIGHT. YOU MAY FORGET THE WARMTH SHE GAVE, I WILL FORGET HER SIGHT. WHEN YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN THAT NAME AND THAT NAMES WOE, I SHALL BEGIN MOVING ON, SURELY BUT SLOW. THE DARK…

…Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, is in actuality two stories. One, is the story of Charlie Marlow's trip from Europe to the uncivilized Africa and back home to Europe again. The second is the story of a conflict between the manager of an ivory…

…society. The two other female characters are not mentioned until much later in the story, after Marlow has arrived at the Inner Station. When Marlow reaches this point in his tale, he jumps ahead and tells a little bit about The Intended, Kurtz's fianceé…

…In Edgar Allan Poe’s short-story, “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the speaker of the story tries to convince the reader that he is not mad. But by the speaker telling the story as he does, he answers his own question that he asks the reader at the start…