Download The Circulatory System

The Circulatory System, Heart and the Blood
Self-Assessment
The Blood and Circulation
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Can you explain the term 'Closed Circulation System'
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Can you list the main parts of the human closed
circulation system
Can you explain the difference between the
Pulmonary Circuit and the Systemic Circuit
Can you draw the human heart showing the internal
structure
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Can you fully label the diagram of the human heart
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Can you mark the path followed by blood through the
heart
Can you mark the path of blood through the
pulmonary circuit
Can you mark the path of blood through the systemic
circuit
Can you explain the term Portal System and give an
example
Can you identify the Hepatic Portal Vein on a diagram
of the human circulation system
Can you describe how the muscle in the wall of the
heart is supplied with blood
Can you give a simple explanation for the heartbeat
and how it is controlled
Can you list the four main parts of blood and give the
function of each part
Can you give the main differences between red cells
and ordinary body cells
Can you name the chemical in red blood cells that has
a high affinity for oxygen
Can you name two types of white blood cell and give
the function of each type
Can you describe the main properties of white blood
cells
Can you give the structural differences and the reason
for these differences between arteries, veins and
capillaries?
Can you draw diagrams of arteries, Veins and
capillaries?
Can you state the effect of smoking on the circulation
system giving details of three substances in cigarette
smoke and their individual effects on circulation
Can you give two beneficial effects of exercise on the
circulation system
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Red
Orange
Green
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Can you describe how to investigate the effect of
exercise on the pulse rate in the laboratory
Can you explain how fat and salt and being
overweight affect the circulation system
Can you explain what causes pulse and state the
average pulse rate in humans
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Can you explain Blood Pressure
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Can you list the three main parts of the lymphatic
system and give the function of each part
Can you describe how to identify the Ventral and
Dorsal sides and the Left and Right sides of the heart
prior to beginning a dissection
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Can you describe how the heart is dissected
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In a dissected heart can you identify the exact
position where blood enters the coronary arteries in
the heart?
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Do you know the precise location of the SA node?
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Do you know the precise location of the AV node?
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Can you explain the term Systole?
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Can you explain the term Diastole?
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Can you name the specialised muscle tissue in the
heart wall?
Can you describe one specialisation of the heart
muscle?
Can you explain the role of systole and diastole in the
cardiac cycle?
Can you list the sequence of events in the cardiac cycle
in the correct order?
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