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If you look for the meaning of heart in text books you will find simply that the heart is a chambered,
muscular organ that pumps blood from the veins into the arteries maintaining the flow of blood through
the circulatory system. It is also a very vital center and source of ones feelings and emotions
Anatomy
is a branch of science that study the structure of organisms and their
parts .This
branch of science is much developed recently after
the development of electron microscope and you can check the
minute details about every organ and tissue
Physiology is another branch of biological science that
study the functions, activities and processes of
Living organisms Your heart is an amazing organ. It continuously pumps oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout your body to sustain life. This fist-sized powerhouse beats (expands and contracts) 100,000 times per day, pumping five or six quarts of blood each minute, or about 2000 gallons per day .With heart failure, the heart's pumping power is weaker than normal, causing less blood to move through the heart and to the body. This decreased blood flow throughout the body causes the symptoms of heart failure. How Does Blood Travel Through the Heart As the heart beats, it pumps blood through a system of blood vessels, called the circulatory system The vessels are elastic tubes that carry blood to every part of the body Blood is essential. In addition to carrying fresh oxygen from the lungs and nutrients to your body's tissues, it also takes the body's waste products, including carbon dioxide, away from the tissues. This is necessary to sustain life and promote the health of all the body's tissues There are three main types of blood vessels Arteries: They begin with the aorta, the large artery leaving the heart. Arteries carry oxygen- Capillaries: These are small, thin blood vessels that connect the arteries and the veins. Their thin walls allow oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide and other waste products to pass to and from becoming smaller and smaller as they carry blood farther from the heart and into our organ's cells Veins: These are blood vessels that take blood back to the heart; this blood lacks oxygen and rich in waste products that are to be excreted or removed from the body. Veins become larger and larger as they get closer to the heart. The superior vena cava is the large vein that brings blood from the head and arms to the heart, and the inferior vena cava brings blood from the abdomen and legs into the heart This vast system of blood vessels -- arteries, veins and capillaries -- is over 60,000 miles long. That's long enough to go around the world more than twice Blood flows continuously through your body's blood vessels. Your heart is the pump that makes it all possible Where Is Your Heart and What Does It Look Like . The strong muscular walls contract (squeeze), pumping blood to the arteries. The major blood vessels that enter the heart are the aorta, the superior vena cava, the inferior vena cava, the pulmonary artery (which takes oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs where it is oxygenated), the pulmonary vein (which brings oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart) and the coronary arteries (which supply blood to the heart muscle) On the inside, the heart is a four-chambered, hollow organ. It is divided into the left and right side by a muscular wall called the septum. The right and left sides of the heart are further divided into two top chambers called the atria, which receive blood from the veins, and two bottom chambers called ventricles, which pump blood into the arteries The atria and ventricles work together, contracting. and relaxing to pump blood out of the heart. As blood leaves each chamber of the heart, it passes through a valve. There are four heart valves within the heart The tricuspid and mitral valves lie between the atria and ventricles. The aortic and pulmonic valves lie between the ventricles and the major blood vessels leaving the heart The heart valves work the same way as one-way valves in the plumbing of your home. They prevent blood from flowing in the wrong direction Each valve has a set of flaps, called leaflets or cusps. The mitral valve has two leaflets; the other shave three. The leaflets are attached to and supported by a ring of tough, fibrous tissue called the annulus. The annulus helps to maintain the proper shape of the valve The leaflets of the mitral and tricuspid valves are also supported by tough, fibrous strings called chordae tendineae. These are similar to the strings supporting a parachute. The chordae tendineae extend from the valve leaflets to small muscles called papillary muscles, which are part of the inside walls of the ventricles, How Does Blood Flow Through the Heart The right and left sides of the heart work together. The pattern described below is repeated over and over, causing blood to flow continuously to the heart, lungs and body Right side Blood enters the heart through two large veins, the inferior and superior vena cava, emptying oxygen-poor blood from the body into the right atrium As the atrium contracts, blood flows from your right atrium into your right ventricle through the open tricuspid valve When the ventricle is full, the tricuspid valve shuts. This prevents blood from flowing backward into the atria while the ventricle contracts As the ventricle contracts, blood leaves the heart through the pulmonic valve into the pulmonary artery and to the lungs where it is oxygenated, Left sideThe pulmonary vein empties oxygen-rich blood from the lungs into the left atrium As the atrium contracts, blood flows from your left atrium into your left ventricle through the open mitral valve When the ventricle is full, the mitral valve shuts. This prevents blood from flowing backward into the atrium while the ventricle contracts As the ventricle contracts, blood leaves the heart through the aortic valve, into the aorta and to the body How Does Blood Flow Through Your Lungs Once blood travels through the pulmonic valve, it enters your lungs. This is called the pulmonary circulation. From your pulmonic valve, blood travels to the pulmonary artery to tiny capillary vessels in the lungs Here, oxygen travels from the tiny air sacs in the lungs, through the walls of the capillaries, into the blood. At the same time, carbon dioxide, a waste product of metabolism, passes from the blood into the air sacs. Carbon dioxide leaves the body when you exhale. Once the blood is purified and oxygenated, it travels back to the left atrium through the pulmonary veins What Are the Coronary Arteries Like all organs, your heart is made of tissue that requires a supply of oxygen and nutrients. Although its chambers are full of blood, the heart receives no nourishment from this blood. The heart receives its own supply of blood from a network of arteries, called the coronary arteries Two major coronary arteries branch off from the aorta near the point where the aorta and the left ventricle meet Right coronary artery: supplies the right atrium and right ventricle with blood. It branches into the posterior descending artery, which supplies the bottom portion of the left ventricle and back of the septum with blood Left main coronary artery: branches into the circumflex artery and the left anterior descending artery. The circumflex artery supplies blood to the left atrium, side and back of the left ventricle, and the left anterior descending artery supplies the front and bottom of the left ventricle and the front of the septum with blood These arteries and their branches supply all parts of the heart muscle with blood How Does the Heart Beat The atria and ventricles work together, alternately contracting and relaxing to pump blood through your heart. The electrical system of your heart is the power source that makes this possible Your heartbeat is triggered by electrical impulses that travel down a special pathway through your heart The impulse starts in a small bundle of specialized cells called the SA node (sinoatrial node located in the right atrium. This node is known as the heart's natural pacemaker. The electrical activity spreads through the walls of the atria and causes them to contract A cluster of cells in the center of the heart between the atria and ventricles, the AV sinoatrial node), located in the right atrium. This node is known as the heart's natural pacemaker. The electrical activity spreads through the walls of the atria and causes them to contract. A cluster of cells in the center of the heart between the atria and ventricles, the AV node atrioventricular node) is like a gate that slows the electrical signal before it enters the ventricles. This delay gives the atria time to contract before the ventricles do The His-Purkinje Network is a pathway of fibers that sends the impulse to the muscular At rest, a normal heart beats around 50 to 99 times a minute. Exercise, emotions, fever and some medications can cause your heart to beat faster, sometimes to well over 100 beats per minute Edited by Charlotte E. Grayson, MD, Feb. 2002, Web MD The information provided by The Cleveland Clinic Red & blue module If you look on the heart s diagram you will find that it is represented by red & blue colors .Blue color for the right side because the blood in the right side is still impure & needs oxygen. While the left side in red color due to its pure and oxygenated blood Black & white module Now lets talk about the extraordinary view.As we all know the heart is considered by many people as source of different feelings like, love, pain, ,joy, sorrow ,hate, anger, etcTraditional psychology assumes that the human being is nothing more than a physical body and a mind developed from the physical nervous system. An important element in Sufi psychology is the spiritual heart, which is the location of inner intuition, understanding and wisdom Robert Frager PhD The three central concepts in Islamic/Sufi Psychology are the heart, the self and the soul. Each of these technical terms has a different connotation than its common English usage and meaning. The origin and basis of these terms is Quranic and they have been expounded upon by centuries of Sufic commentaries In Sufic psychology the heart refers to the spiritual heart or qalb, not the physical organ. It is this spiritual heart that contains the deeper intelligence and wisdom. It holds the Divine spark or spirit within each one of us. It is the place of gnosis and deep spiritual knowledge. The Sufic goal is to develop a heart that is sincere, loving and compassionate, and to develop the heart's intelligence. This intelligence of the heart is deeper, and more grounded than the rational, abstract intelligence of the mind. It is said that when the 'eyes of the heart' open, one can see beyond the surface appearance of existence, and that when the 'ears of the heart' open, one can hear the reality of the truth behind the words The spiritual heart functions in a similar manner as the physical heart. Just as the physical heart supplies blood to the body, the spiritual heart nourishes the soul with wisdom and spiritual light, and it also purifies the gross personality traits. When the physical heart is diseased the body suffers, when the spiritual heart is diseased the soul suffers. According to Sufic psychology emotions are from the self or nafs, not from the heart. The self, ego or nafs is the aspect of the psyche that can be viewed along a continuum, and has the potential of functioning from the grossest to the highest level. The self at its lowest level refers to our negative traits and tendencies. For most of us, the self is controlled by emotions, desires and its gratification
Sufic psychology identifies seven levels of the nafs, and the process of growth depends on working through these levels. Each level has specific traits and disorders (dangers that mislead), as well as methods for healing and transformation. The seven levels have been identified in the Quran. The seven levels of the nafs are: tyrannical self, regretful self, inspired self, serene self, pleased self, pleasing self and the pure self. The soul or ruh is directly connected with the Divine, even if one is unconscious of that connection. The soul has seven levels or facets of the complete soul. These levels are: mineral, vegetable, animal, personal, human, secret and secret of secret souls. Each level represents the stages of evolution, and the process that it goes through in its growth. The soul is wholistic, and extends to all aspects of the person, ie: the body, the mind and the spirit. Each level of the soul has valuable gifts and strengths, as well as weaknesses. The goal is to develop the strengths and to achieve a balance between these levels, not forgoing the lower ones to focus only on the higher ones. Imbalance is viewed as a stuckness at different levels of the nafs or ruh. Traditional psychologies address
one or two aspects of the soul, not wholistically. . now let us ask our selves one simple question Did we come to life with hearts full of sins Of course no....! Our Great Lord gave us pure & white hearts. If you want to prove this just seek for Him Then ask yourself how incant he is ! Do you notice your child purity! But what happen later on in our lives.. this is the questionIf we didn't follow the golden rule of Our Lord ( Do & Don't do)- do the right and don't do the wrong- This will make a black spot on our hearts ..step by step, if you don't feel guilty and ask as soon as possible for His forgiveness . This turns your heart to black on From the moment it begins to pump until the moment it stops, the human heart works tirelessly. It beats more than two and half billion times in average lifetime of them has removed nowadays but still much to be
discovered.Do you know any machine work like that! how
great is our Lord ! Who give us this heart he three central concepts in Islamic/Sufi Psychology are the heart, the self and the soul. Each of these technical terms has a different connotation than its common English usage and meaning. The origin and basis of these terms is Quranic and they have been expounded upon by centuries of Sufic commentaries In Sufic psychology the heart Trefers to the spiritual heart or qalb, not the physical organ. It is this spiritual heart that contains the deeper intelligence and wisdom. It holds the Divine spark or spirit within each one of us. It is the place of gnosis and deep spiritual knowledge. The Sufic goal is to develop a heart that is sincere, loving and compassionate, and to develop the heart's intelligence. This intelligence of the heart is deeper, and more grounded than the rational, abstract intelligence of the mind. It is said that when the 'eyes of the heart' open, one can see beyond the surface appearance of existence, and that when the 'ears of the heart' open, one can hear the reality of the truth behind the words The spiritual heart functions in a similar manner as the physical heart. Just as the physical heart supplies blood to the body, the spiritual heart nourishes the soul with wisdom and spiritual light, and it also purifies the gross personality traits. When the physical heart is diseased the body suffers, when the spiritual heart is diseased the soul suffers. According to Sufic psychology emotions are from the self or nafs, not from the heart The self, ego or nafs is the aspect of the psyche that can be viewed along a continuum, and has the potential of functioning from the grossest to the highest level. The self at its lowest level refers to our negative traits and tendencies. For most of us, the self is controlled by emotions, desires and its gratification Sufic psychology identifies seven levels of the nafs, and the process of growth depends on working through these levels. Each level has specific traits and disorders (dangers that mislead), as well as methods for healing and transformation. The seven levels have been identified in the Quran. The seven levels of the nafs are: tyrannical self, regretful self, inspired self, serene self, pleased self, pleasing self and the pure self. The soul or ruh is directly connected with the Divine, even if one is unconscious of that connection. The soul has seven levels or facets of the complete soul. These levels are: mineral, vegetable, animal, personal, human, secret and secret of secret souls. Each level represents the stages of evolution, and the process that it goes through in its growth. The soul is wholistic, and extends to all aspects of the person, ie: the body, the mind and the spirit. Each level of the soul has valuable gifts and strengths, as well as weaknesses. The goal is to develop the strengths and to achieve a balance between these levels, not forgoing the lower ones to focus only on the higher ones. Imbalance is viewed as a stuckness at different levels of the nafs or ruh Traditional psychology assumes that the human being is nothing more than a physical body and a mind developed from the physical nervous system. An important element in Sufi psychology is the spiritual heart, which is the location of inner intuition, understanding and wisdom. Ordinary functions
Heart as a pump Extraordinary functions Heart as a source & center of feelings Of course if we look more
deeply to our hearts we will realize that the heart looks like a big vessel we
can feel it with love or hate. We can also feel it with faith or disbelief .
It totally depends upon our well to be good or bad. Then if we just start
to be bad, If we didn't ask for forgiveness from Our God as soon as we
made some mistakes or committed a sin, Day after day and night following
night until we will be totally blind. Then we will be totally deviated from
the right way. By more training you can overcome all bad feelings , Only by
following the right way
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