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    Structure of Heart

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    SURFACE VIEW OF HEART Position‚ Shape and Size of the Heart: The human heart is located between the lungs in the thoracic cavity (i.e. it is not situated on the left side of the chest). The heart is a hollow‚ fibro-muscular organ and is somewhat conical in shape. It is about the size of one’s fist‚ measures about 12 cm in length and 9 cm in breadth. Its weight is about 300 g in an adult. The heart is enclosed in pericardium (a double- layered membranous sac). It protects the heart from mechanical

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    Heart 1. Blockage of which of the following arteries would lead to ischemia of the apex of the heart? a. Anterior interventricular (descending) b. Left circumflex c. Posterior interventricular (descending) d. Right marginal e. Right coronary 2. If the ductus arteriosus does not spontaneously close off soon after birth (to become the ligamentum arteriosum)‚ it may have to be surgically ligated. When clamping or ligating it‚ what important structure immediately behind it must be identified

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    Heart Vocabulary

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    walled tubes forming part if the circulation system by which blood is conveyed from the heart to all the parts of the body 4. Bundle of His Collection of heart muscles specialized for electrical conduction 5. Capillaries Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules Heart vocabulary: Inferior vena cava A large vein carrying deoxygenated blood into the heart from the lower body Left atrium Receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary veins

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    The Heart of a Teacher

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    INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS and TECHNOLOGY (SIBTECH) In consortium with RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (RTU) ADVANCED CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT REACTION PAPER THE HEART OF A TEACHER As I leaned on my headboard‚ I found myself heading towards the enjoyment of reading this article about how the real teacher teaches with his/her heart in the classroom. And so I started reflecting on what kind of a teacher I am. Teaching at first has not come in my wildest dream but since the family whom I came

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    Heart Disease

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    how advanced our society has become‚ our nation ’s health hasn ’t caught up. After all‚ heart disease‚ also known as cardiovascular disease‚ is our nation ’s number one killer (Preventive Magazine Health Books p. 153). <br><br>The most common‚ and most preventable‚ heart disease of all is coronary artery disease. This is caused when blockages develop in the blood vessels that provide oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle. A more general term for any impairment of blood flow through the blood vessels

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    Lion Heart

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    lion heart Amanda Chong You came out of the sea‚ skin dappled scales of sunlight; Riding crests‚ waves of fish in your fists. Washed up‚ your gills snapped shut. Water whipped the first breath of your lungs‚ Your lips’ bud teased by morning mists. You conquered the shore‚ its ivory coast. Your legs still rocked with the memory of waves. Sinews of sand ran across your back- Rising runes of your oceanic origins. Your heart thumped- an animal skin drum heralding the coming of a prince. In the jungle

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    Mammalian Heart

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    The Mammalian Heart Analysis Questions 1. The job performed by the atria is collecting blood‚ while the job performed by the ventricles is pumping blood. Since the atria are thin-walled‚ they must function similar to thin bags that collect the blood. The ventricles have thick walls‚ which allow them to contract strongly to be able to pump blood to the rest of the body. 2. The deoxygenated blood must be pumped to the lungs‚ where it becomes oxygenated prior to be being pumped back to the rest

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    Heart Disease

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    Heart Disease Kayla Tusa Adelphi University Abstract This paper is aimed to view heart disease and show the effects that it can have on the person who has it. The points made in this paper will show what heart disease does to the body. It shows symptoms and treatments that are used with this disease. It mainly shows the facts about heart disease. The illness in my family that I feel poses the greatest threat to me is heart disease. Heart disease has been in my father’s family for a

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    Written by Alice walker in California during the year 1982‚ the historical fiction novel the color Purple takes place in rural Georgia from the years of 1910-1940 about 30 years before WWll. The setting of novel is among poor blacks in rural areas of the south. The novel revolves around the protagonist Celie who is a woman of good strength. As a central idea in the novel Alice walker shows that no matter what anyone has been through it is never too late to find out who you truly are. As a teenager

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    Heart Attack

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    A heart attack is also known as a myocardial infarction. A heart attack is when a part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies because it is not receiving oxygen. A heart attack is the death of heart muscle and it is caused by a sudden block of a coronary artery by a blood clot. Coronary arteries are blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with blood and oxygen. Causing injury to the heart muscle can cause chest main and pressure. If blood flow is not restored within 20 to 40 minutes permanent

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