Why Doctors Call the Calf Muscles the 'Second Heart'\n
The calf does not contain an actual heart, but its muscles play a vital role in circulation, according to Sky News Arabia.
There is no second heart beating in the leg, but calf muscles perform a vital function in blood circulation that has led some specialists to describe them as a “second heart,” Sky News Arabia reported.
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- عضلات الساق.. لماذا يصفها الأطباء بالقلب الثاني؟ — Sky News Arabia — Technology
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