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    and Labarthe (2010) studied coronary heart disease risk factors trends and mortality in the United States. The purpose of this study was to look at cardiovascular risk factors in the United States since coronary heart disease is among the leading causes of death in the world. It is not only the leading cause of death‚ but coronary heart disease is also costing the United States a lot of money. Since much of the population is affected by coronary heart disease‚ health care costs are extremely high

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    various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly‚ and yet‚ coronary heart disease remains the number one killer in the world.<br><br>The media today concentrates intensely on drug and alcohol abuse‚ homicides‚ AIDS and so on. What a lot of people are not realizing is that coronary heart disease actually accounts for about 80% of all sudden deaths. In fact‚ the number of deaths from heart disease approximately equals to the number of deaths from cancer‚ accidents‚ chronic lung disease‚ pneumonia

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    Guyton-the Heart

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    U N I T III The Heart 9. Heart Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves 10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart 11. The Normal Electrocardiogram 12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities: Vectorial Analysis 13. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation C H A P T E R 9 Heart Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves With this chapter we begin

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    Heart Anatomy

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    The heart is the organ that helps supply blood and oxygen to all parts of the body. It is divided by a partition or septum into two halves‚ and the halves are in turn divided into four chambers. The heart is situated within the chest cavity and surrounded by a fluid filled sac called the pericardium. This amazing muscle produces electrical impulses that cause the heart to contract‚ pumping blood throughout the body. The heart and the circulatory system together form the cardiovascular system. Heart

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    Artificial Heart

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    The Artificial Heart The artificial heart is an extra pumping chamber that can pump blood throughout the body. The heart is a muscular pump that maintains oxygen and blood circulation through the lungs and body. Our heart pumps about 2‚000 gallons of blood throughout the day. An adult’s heart pumps blood at a rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute. The heart has two stages‚ in the first stage the left and right Atria contract at the same time pumping blood through the left and right ventricle. In the

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    Heart Webquest

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    1. How does the heart change as it develops in a fetus? At first‚ the heart is just a tube. It grows so fast that it needs more space‚ so it bends and twists back‚ forming the familiar shape. During the next phase‚ the two atria are partly separate but there is just one big ventricle. The next phase begins when the two atria are completely separate and the ventricles are just beginning to separate. Finally‚ the ventricles separate completely and the heart is developed. 2. What is the largest vessel

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    Heart Dissection

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    Heart Dissection Sheep have a four-chambered heart‚ as do humans. By studying a sheep heart you can learn about your own heart at the same time. 1. Identify the right and left sides of the heart. Look closely and on one side you will see a diagonal line of blood vessels that divide the heart. The half that includes all of the apex of the heart is the left side. If you feel the heart‚ the left half will feel much firmer and more muscular than the right side. The left side of the heart has to

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    The Human Heart

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    I am writing on the human heart. I will be explaining the functions and uses of the heart throughout this paper. The main focus will be on how important the heart is to our entire body’s running like a well-oiled machine and its absolute importance to our survival. The heart has four different chambers. Each side of the heart contains one ventricle and one atrium‚ meaning it has two ventricles and two atriums‚ one on each side. They are known as the right and left ventricles and the right

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    Human Heart

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    THE HUMAN HEART The human heart is by far one of the most vital organs of the body. It has a mass that ranges from 250 grams to 350 grams. Its contraction and expansion results in 2000 gallons of blood being pumped through the body’s blood vessels per day. It’s located in the middle of the chest protected by the ribcage. Its building blocks are a unique type of muscle known as the myocardium‚ and it’s enclosed by a double-walled membranous sac known as the pericardium. The double-walled membrane

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    Skeletal Disease

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    Skeletal Diseases “I Search” Paper Directions: This is not a typical research paper that can be copy/pasted/plagiarized. In this assignment‚ you will personalize your search for learning more about an Skeletal‚ or bone disease. Part I: What do you know about Skeletal Diseases? What do you want to find out? Part II: Why are you selecting this particular skeletal disease? Part III: Tell me the story of your search. How did you find your sources? What are your sources?

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