Heart: This organ pumps circulatory fluid through the body by increasing its pressure.
Heart: A muscular pump that circulates fluid throughout the body by increasing its pressure.
| Front | heart |
|---|---|
| Back | A muscular pump that uses metabolic energy to elevate the hydrostatic pressure of the circulatory fluid (blood or hemolymph). The fluid then flows down a pressure gradient through the body and eventually returns to the [this]. |
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