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The Heart in Action

4 weeks old / 6 weeks pregnant (since LMP)

 
From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Script: The heart typically beats about 113 times per minute.

Note how the heart changes color as blood enters and leaves its chambers with each beat.

The heart will beat approximately 54 million times before birth and over 3.2 billion times over the course of an 80-year lifespan.

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The Heart in Action
The Heart in Action
Hand Plates and Cartilage
Hand Plates and Cartilage
Hand Movement
Hand Movement
Fingers and Toes
Fingers and Toes
Spontaneous Movement
Spontaneous Movement
Reflexive Movement
Reflexive Movement
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