# How the heart actually pumps blood

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Edmond Hui
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/edmond_hui_how_the_heart_actually_pumps_blood)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

For most of history, scientists weren't quite sure why our hearts were beating or even what purpose they served. Eventually, we realized that these thumping organs serve the vital task of pumping clean blood throughout the body. But how? Edmond Hui investigates how it all works by taking a closer look at the heart's highly efficient ventricle system. \[Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [How the heart actually pumps blood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/edmond_hui_how_the_heart_actually_pumps_blood/2c019af36595), 5 min (TED's player)