The heart's anatomy and function in sustaining human life

Anatomy of the Heart

I am positive that there could never ever be

An organ so very intimately connected to me

(as my heart…)

How sweetly, reliably my heart keeps me alive

Circulating my life-sustaining blood, helping me thrive..

(Thank you my heart…)

It started wall before I was born -- working every day

Bringing oxygen-poor blood to my heart's foyer

(Known to biology as the right atrium…)'

Like a cool breeze in the desert, it was a miracle

Pumping my blood to the right ventricle

(Thank you veins for your stewardship…)

And from the ventricle the blood enters my lungs

Another step on the ladder of life, higher rungs

(I trust my lungs….)

In my healthy pink lungs oxygen permeates

Reviving tired blood -- it kind of resituates

(if only the world worked this way!)

Back into my heart the freshly oxygenated blood flows

Into my left atrium, as every knowledgeable person knows

(Thank you, thank you, white and red cells)

Arriving in the left ventricle with its renewed strength

The miracle continues and I could go to any length

(to praise this amazing organ for keeping me alive…)

The left ventricle pumps reinvigorated blood to my brain

And throughout my body, to every single artery and vein

(I promise to stay healthy and keep my body strong…)

Scientists and doctors tell us to avoid too much animal meat

Because our precious arteries suffer when too much fat we eat