tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post6154540981599595530..comments2024-01-19T04:29:08.081-06:00Comments on subrealism: anthroposophic medicine: heptahedron and the human heart?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-69488207999842176102012-04-11T19:04:29.784-05:002012-04-11T19:04:29.784-05:00The theosophist would have you consider its functi...The theosophist would have you consider its functions as an organ of the long body in time. I would have you consider the date on which the article was reposted here...,CNuhttp://subrealism.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-88938289794399461942012-04-11T17:04:28.048-05:002012-04-11T17:04:28.048-05:00Fascinating!
I'm struck by overstatements in ...Fascinating!<br /><br />I'm struck by overstatements in this article about the apex tissue being "paper thin," and that the heart is a "balancing organ" (balancing what, exactly? sounds very general). I think it expands the idea of heart function, but I don't think it's enough of a theory to counter the pre-dominant concept of heart-as-pump...<br />Arterial muscle, skeletal muscle movement, and venous valves all contribute to blood movement. This could be enough to pump blood as a fetus, but insufficient for anything larger. <br /><br />Also, I see no mention of heart trabeculation and shape as a hemodynamic means of avoiding blood stagnation and clot formation.Bareiokinoreply@blogger.com