Does a heart stop beating after it has been removed from the heart?!
Question:
Does a heart stop beating after it has been removed from the heart?
Like in Aztec sacrifice
Answers:
In my college's anatomy class we had a pig heart that had been beating for 9 years out of the body. It was in a jar of fluids ( I can't remember what) and continued to beat. The heart has it's own pacer and electrical systems.