{"id":1067,"date":"2017-08-30T14:39:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T18:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/chapter\/introduction-12\/"},"modified":"2018-06-23T17:46:03","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T21:46:03","slug":"introduction-12","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/chapter\/introduction-12\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"500\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/anatomyandphysiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2016\/03\/2000_Human_Heart_Photo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2017\/08\/2000_Human_Heart_Photo-3.jpg\" alt=\"This photo shows a human heart.\" width=\"500\" height=\"1179\" \/><\/a> Human Heart This artist\u2019s conception of the human heart suggests a powerful engine\u2014not inappropriate for a muscular pump that keeps the body continually supplied with blood. (credit: Patrick J. Lynch)[\/caption]\r\n\r\nIn this chapter, you will explore the remarkable pump that propels the blood into the vessels. There is no single better word to describe the function of the heart other than \u201cpump,\u201d since its contraction develops the pressure that ejects blood into the major vessels: the aorta and pulmonary trunk. From these vessels, the blood is distributed to the remainder of the body. Although the connotation of the term \u201cpump\u201d suggests a mechanical device made of steel and plastic, the anatomical structure is a living, sophisticated muscle. As you read this chapter, try to keep these twin concepts in mind: pump and muscle.\r\n\r\nAlthough the term \u201cheart\u201d is an English word, cardiac (heart-related) terminology can be traced back to the Latin term, \u201ckardia.\u201d Cardiology is the study of the heart, and cardiologists are the physicians who deal primarily with the heart.","rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/anatomyandphysiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2016\/03\/2000_Human_Heart_Photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2017\/08\/2000_Human_Heart_Photo-3.jpg\" alt=\"This photo shows a human heart.\" width=\"500\" height=\"1179\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Human Heart This artist\u2019s conception of the human heart suggests a powerful engine\u2014not inappropriate for a muscular pump that keeps the body continually supplied with blood. (credit: Patrick J. Lynch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In this chapter, you will explore the remarkable pump that propels the blood into the vessels. There is no single better word to describe the function of the heart other than \u201cpump,\u201d since its contraction develops the pressure that ejects blood into the major vessels: the aorta and pulmonary trunk. From these vessels, the blood is distributed to the remainder of the body. Although the connotation of the term \u201cpump\u201d suggests a mechanical device made of steel and plastic, the anatomical structure is a living, sophisticated muscle. As you read this chapter, try to keep these twin concepts in mind: pump and muscle.<\/p>\n<p>Although the term \u201cheart\u201d is an English word, cardiac (heart-related) terminology can be traced back to the Latin term, \u201ckardia.\u201d Cardiology is the study of the heart, and cardiologists are the physicians who deal primarily with the heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1067","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":1065,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1506,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1067\/revisions\/1506"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1065"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1067\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1067"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1067"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}