Homework from March 12

Create a venn triagram, or another 3 category graphic organizer to
Compare and contrast the 3 types of blood vessels.
Include:

• Direction of blood flow
• General appearance
• Blood pressure
• Wall thickness
• Relative oxygen concentraton
• Presence/absence of valves

Notes from class can be found here.

Introduction to the Circulatory System and Anatomy of the Heart

Heart Dissection Pre-lab Questions:

Due Monday

1. Why are pig hearts used to study the anatomy of the human heart?
2.  How many chambers are found in the heart?  What other group of organisms would have this same number of chambers?
3. Which chambers are the pumping chambers of the heart?
4. Which chambers are the receiving chambers of the heart?
5. What is the purpose of heart valves?
6. Why is the blood on the right and left sides of the heart not allowed to mix?

You can find the notes from today's class here

Circulation Worksheet and website

a wonderful interactive heart website is here

Do the following worksheet

heart dissection

here's a link to the instructions for the
dissection