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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

How Does Your Heart Work?

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// How does your heart keep you alive? How does it pump blood? Why is blood so important? Why do children have heart surgeries? Why is a baby's heartbeat faster before it's born? Why does blood rush to your head when you're upside down? Why can you feel your heart in your head when you're lying still or under water? In this episode of But Why, we're going talking about a very special muscle! It keeps us alive and it has its own special rhythm: the heart. Pediatric oncologist Dr. Jane Crosson from Johns Hopkins Hospital answers questions about the heart. //

© Vermont Public Radio Length 00:16:29 13 April 2018 Episode 62 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Educational , Science , Fact , Talk Country: USA Type: Episodic

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© Vermont Public Radio Length 00:16:29 13 April 2018 Episode 62 Age: 6-10 , 11plus Topics: Educational , Science , Fact , Talk Country: USA Type: Episodic

But Why: Intro For Adults

But Why: Intro For Adults

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How does your heart keep you alive? How does it pump blood? Why is blood so important? Why do children have heart surgeries? Why is a baby's heartbeat faster before it's born? Why does blood rush to your head when you're upside down? Why can you feel your heart in your head when you're lying still or under water? In this episode of But Why, we're going talking about a very special muscle! It keeps us alive and it has its own special rhythm: the heart. Pediatric oncologist Dr. Jane Crosson from Johns Hopkins Hospital answers questions about the heart.


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