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Pump, a natural history of the heart, Bill Schutt ; illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne

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Pump, a natural history of the heart, Bill Schutt ; illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pump

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1227269760

Responsibility statement

Bill Schutt ; illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne

Sub title

a natural history of the heart

Summary

Schutt, a zoologist, tells an incredible story of evolution and scientific progress with a likely look at the hearts of animals, from fish to bats to humans. He takes us on a tour from the origins of circulation, still evident in microorganisms today, to the tiny hardworking pumps of worms, to the golf-cart-size hearts of blue whales. And we journey with Schutt through human history, too, as philosophers and scientists hypothesize, often wrongly, about what makes our ticker tick. Throughout, Schutt shows us this mysterious organ in a completely new light. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue: A small town with a big heart -- Wild at heart. Size matters I ; Size matters II ; Blue blood and bad sushi ; Insects, sump pumps, giraffes, and Mothra ; On the vertebrate beat ; Out in the cold ; Ode to Baby Fae -- What we know and what we thought we knew. Heart and soul: the ancient and medieval cardiovascular system ; What goes in... ; The barber's bite and the strangled heart -- From bad to better. Hear here: from stick to stethoscope ; Don't try this at home... unless accompanied by a very special nurse ; "Hearts and minds"... sort of ; What becomes of the brokenhearted? ; What's snakes got to do, got to do with it? ; Grow your own

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