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How does our heart beat without our doing it?


We asked Patricia Landry Lan·dry   , Thomas Wade Known as "Tom." 1924-2000.

American football player and coach. He coached the Dallas Cowboys (1960-1988), leading the team to five Super Bowls.
, M.D. She wrote, "The heart is a special type of muscle. Unlike the muscles of our arms and legs, the heart doesn't does·n't  

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 have to be told to work. It beats all by itself. Inside the heart is a tiny spot with a collection of cells that keep sending electrical signals to make the heart beat. Automatic signals from the brain affect how fast the heart beats Discography
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# Title
1. I'll Be Over You 3:46
2. Tokyo 3:14
3. Hey (I've Been Feeling Kind Of Lonely) 3:06
4. Only Wanna Be With You 3:54
5. Play It For The Girls 3:30
6. Blue 3:12
7. Purest Delight 3:02
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, but it is this little spot that makes the heart beat. The heart continues to beat even if it gets no signals from the brain. If a piece of a heart is cut off, the piece continues to beat. The heart has a heart to beat, and you can't beat that."

Braxton Lewis, Alabama Alabama, indigenous people of North America
Alabama (ăləbăm`ə), indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).
 
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Title Annotation:Science Letters
Author:Lewis, Braxton
Publication:Highlights for Children
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 1, 2007
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