Exploration of the Cardiovascular System

Day 1: Go to the web site https://www.fi.edu/heart/whats-inside-your-heart

·  Click on the link https://www.fi.edu/heart/how-your-heart-formed and answer the following questions:

1.  Compare and contrast the fetal heart to an infant’s heart including its size and location

2.  Explain the four phases of fetal heart development

3.  What is the average heart rate (pulse) of an infant, child, adult?

4.  Why does an infant have the highest heart rate?

·  Click on the link “structures” https://www.fi.edu/heart/structure-heart and answer the following questions:

1.  Name the four chambers of the heart

2.  Label your diagram

3.  Click on “What else is inside your heart”

  1. Name the four valves and describe their function.
  2. Explain the function of each of the four large blood vessels that connect to the heart.

4.  Explain how blood travels from the heart to the lungs and back again.

5.  Complete the quia activity: Pathway of Blood Through the Heart
http://www.quia.com/pp/304619.html

Day 2:

·  Click on the link “blood vessels” https://www.fi.edu/heart/blood-vessels – Name the three varieties of blood vessels and explain their function. Explain how their structural composition makes them ideal for carrying out their individual role or function.

·  Cardiac Physiology: Read the section in your text, Physiology/Conduction

1.  What is the “pacemaker of the heart”?

2.  What is systole? diastole? How do the phases of the heart beat correspond to heart sounds (i.e., what is S1/S2 or the lubb-dub?

3.  Try to listen to normal and abnormal heart sounds (mumurs) - http://auscultation.education/heart-sounds

Day 3:

·  Return to the previous web site https://www.fi.edu/heart/blood-vessels On the left hand table, Click on: “It’s alive” https://www.fi.edu/heart/its-alive.

1.  What is the function of blood?

2.  What is the composition of blood?

·  Click on the links for red blood cells, white blood cells, and “It’s all about scabs” – explain the function of RBC, WBC, and platelets including their life span.

·  Click on the link “Blood Types - What’s the Difference” https://www.fi.edu/heart/blood-types-whats-difference. Complete the chart below (on your own loose-leaf)

Blood Type / Antigen Present / Can Donate to / Receive Blood from
A
B
AB
O

·  Click on the link “Why monkeys matter” https://www.fi.edu/heart/why-monkeys-matter

1.  What does the positive (+) or negative sign (-) mean after your blood type?

2.  Research Erythroblastosis Fetalis - Explain why determining the Rh factor influences blood transfusions and newborn’s health.

Day 4:

·  Click on the link for Heart Health and Care: https://www.fi.edu/heart/heart-health-and-care. Explore the various links by clicking on the pictures.

1.  Identify CV Risks

2.  What is a normal Blood pressure? What is hypertension and why is it dangerous?

3.  What are the warning signs of a heart attack and what happens during a heart attack?

4.  Complete Family Tree – CV Risk project – see guidelines on health science website – see teacher for due date . Resource risk factors further by clicking on the American Heart Association link: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HeartAttack/UnderstandYourRiskstoPreventaHeartAttack/Understand-Your-Risks-to-Prevent-a-Heart-Attack_UCM_002040_Article.jsp#.Wgi65mhSzIU

5.  In your group, complete the chart on Cardiac Pathologies

Day 5:

·  Pathologies continue:

1. Click on the “Doctor’s view” - https://www.fi.edu/heart/the-doctors-view- Describe 4 common methods to assess the health of the heart

2.  Click on https://www.fi.edu/heart/modern-medicine-to-the-rescue - Read about some common—and uncommon—invasive procedures that can be used to improve or restore blood supply to the heart.

3.  With your group, read your textbook and complete the chart on Diagnostic/Therapeutic Procedures

Day 6: Click on “Milestones in Cardiology” - https://www.fi.edu/heart/milestones-in-cardiology. Read about the milestones, then research some more recent innovations in cardiology – write a short description of one of these innovations.

·  Try to answer the trivia questions at https://www.fi.edu/heart/human-heart-trivia. Name one song that uses “Heart” in its title.

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