Learning the Cardiovascular System

 The Cardiovascular system will be divided into 3 learning segments.

1. Blood                                      Chapter: 11

2. Heart                                       Chapter 12

3. Blood Vessels: Arteries-Veins  Chapter 13

This tends to be a more interesting unit of study for most students, and  you have many tools which will aide your successful learning. You must choose a system that works and launch into your study each day.  You will find additional help outside your text at the prenhall website, EAP CD(E, D, G)  (NOTE:  You may find it easier to just run the CD from your computer.).  (Click Start, Run, Browse for your CD.  Select Start_EAP3e_CD from the files displayed.), ADAM Interactive Anatomy (LRC Lab). PLEASE NOTE:  The website is NOT for your textbook, but the content is identical (human body is a human body is a ...) so the activities will be the same., ADAM Interactive Anatomy (LRC Lab). You have approximately 1.5 weeks to complete this task.  Stay tuned to the pulse of this unit as you learn.

At the end of the study of this system, the successful student will be able to:

1. Understand Blood  P. 344-361

   • You will need to know all of the topics presented in the list of objectives in your textbook for chapter 12

2. Understand the Heart

   • The Heart and its Circulatory System P 368-370

   • The Anatomy and Organization of the heart  p. 370-374

   • The heartbeat p.375-380

   • (note, you are not responsible for Heart Dynamics)  p. 381-383

3. Understand Blood Vessels and Circulation

   • The anatomy of Blood Vessels  P. 390-393

   • Pulmonary Circulation .

   • Systemic Circulation

   • In addition, you are responsible for the blood vessels

     • You are responsible for all the arteries shown on page 407

     • You are responsible for all the veins shown on page 413

     • Your mastery of this material will be measured by appropriately labeling a diagram or a lab model showing the circulatory system. 

     YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INFORMATION ON PAGES 394(Circulatory Phys) thru PAGE 404.

In addition, from the lab models, Visual Analogy Guide and dissection plates, be able to find the following structures:

• From the chapters on blood, you will need to be able to identify the following  blood cells whether presented as a microscopic slide or described by structure or function.

  • Erythrocytes (Red blood cells)

  • Granular Leukocyte (white blood cells) p. 140-143

    • Eosinophil

    • Basophil

    • Neutrophil

  • Agranular Leukocyte (white blood cells)

    • Monocyte

    • Lymphocyte

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• From the chapters on the Heart, you will need to identify the following  structures of the heart from diagrams, laboratory models and function  plates 68-81

  • Four chambers  144-145

  • Four Valves     146-149

  • Major vessels leading into and out of the heart   148-149

  • Cardiac conduction system   see text p. 377

  Note the following figures in the text help you identify the required structures

  • sectional anatomy of the heart  p. 147-149
    

• From the Chapter on Blood Vessels and circulation you will need to identify by diagram, laboratory models and function the following vessels:  p. 186-187 *NOTE THE ARTERY AND VEINS YOU MUST KNOW ARE ON P 407 and 413 OF YOUR TEXT.  The lab pages list more vessels.  Highlight and learn only the text list!

  • Systemic Arteries as they appear on Lec text page 407 and plates 82,87-88

  • Systemic Veins as they appear on Lec text p.  413 and  plates 89-90

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• The following sources of information will help you master the  the Cardiovascular system

1. Prenhall website:    

   1. The text material has great potential to help you learn the many components of the Cardiovascular system:

      1. blood (12)

      2. Heart (13) 

      3. Blood Vessels (14)

   2. Review the quizzes

   3. including matching

   4. and most importantly, labeling exercises:

      1. blood

      2. Heart

      3. Blood Vessels.

2. Textbook:  Read the objectives.  Use them as a guide when you 

   1. skim read the chapter to get a feel for the content and how the different topics are related

   2. reread the chapter look for the critical points and preparing for lecture

   3. study the chapter to learn the critical content

   4. review the chapter preparing for the quizzes and exams

3. Lecture:    Attend all lectures.  Use them to 

   1. identify important points

   2. ask questions of points not well understood in the text

   3. measure your learning comprehension

4. Lab:     Attend your scheduled lab and take advantage of open times to continue to study  
               Use your labs to correlate text structures to actual specimens in lab

5. EAP CDrom:  Interact with the materials on your CD 

    

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Last modified: January 19, 2005 by Cynthia Herbrandson © Copyright 1999, Kellogg Community College. All rights reserved.