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Human Heart Anatomy

Human Heart Anatomy. Aorta. Pulmonary arteries. Upper vena cava. Pulmonary veins. Right atrium. Left atrium. Tri-cuspid valves. A-V valves. Left ventricle. Right ventricle. septum. Lower vena cava. Blood from the body. Blood to the body. Human Heart. Human Heart. Simulated Heart!.

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Human Heart Anatomy

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  1. Human HeartAnatomy Aorta Pulmonary arteries Upper vena cava Pulmonary veins Right atrium Left atrium Tri-cuspid valves A-V valves Left ventricle Right ventricle septum Lower vena cava Blood from the body Blood to the body

  2. Human Heart

  3. Human Heart

  4. Simulated Heart! • Check out this web site to learn more about the heart and see a model of a beating heart! http://www.columbiahospital.com/VBody.asp

  5. Take a self quiz on the heart and its parts! • Click on the heart to begin!

  6. Blood vessels • Arteries • Thick walled vessels • Contain more smooth muscle • Under more pressure • Veins • Thin walled vessels • Less smooth muscle • Contain valves

  7. Capillaries • Microscopic vessels where exchange of gasses, nutrients, and wastes takes place. • Found in major organs of the body • Join arteries and veins

  8. Stroke and Blocked Arteries • Here is a website dedicated to stroke • http://info.stroke.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HOME

  9. What is a heart attack or cardiac arrest? • Narrowing of the coronary vessels supplying blood to the heart. • How many people are effected by heart attacks? • In US, 1.1 million experience a heart attack, 460,000 are fatal http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartattack.html

  10. Blocked Coronary Artery

  11. Angioplasty and Stents

  12. Symptoms of heart attacks • Chest discomfort or pain lasting a few minutes – uncontrolled pressure, or squeezing • Numbing in the extremities (arms) • Shortness of breath • Cold sweat, nausea, light headedness

  13. Artificial Hearts • Jarvik 7- one of the first • Newest artificial heart

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