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Heart
Kathy Lookingland, 2001
Flash Animation

Heart

Do you hear it? Viewing the repeated rhythm and movement in this simple
animation is enough for the viewer to begin to "hear" the heart sounds.
What voice do you hear as you read?

heart
Pronunciation: 'härt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hert, Old English heorte; Old High German herza heart,
Latin cord-, cor, Greek kardia

1 a : a hollow muscular organ of vertebrate animals that by its rhythmic contraction
acts as a force pump maintaining the circulation of the blood 4 : the emotional or moral
as distinguished from the intellectual nature 5 : one's innermost character, feelings
or inclinations 6 b : the essential or most vital part of something

from Merriam-Webster Online