Running Head: CARIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Cardiovascular System BSC1011 Advanced Biology Tuesday‚ January 17‚ 2012 Cardiovascular System The heart weighs 300 grams and is shaped like a grapefruit and has two atria‚ two ventricles‚ and four valves receive blood from both venae cavae and the four pulmonary veins‚ and throw it into the aorta and pulmonary trunk. The heart pumps blood to 9 liters per day‚ making from 60 to 160 beats per minute. The heart is covered with
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needed by the body in the form of urine” (Linn-Watson‚2014). The urinary system consists of two kidneys‚ each of which is connected to the bladder by a ureter. The urine flows from the kidneys‚ to the bladder via the ureters. Then from the bladder‚ the urine is excreted from the body by the urethra. This process can be very simple‚ but when there are pathologies present the process becomes complicated. Duplex collecting systems is the main topic and how it may become complicated by vesicoureteral
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The Circulatory System The circulatory system in anatomy and physiology is the course taken by the blood through the arteries‚ capillaries‚ and veins and back to the heart. In humans and the higher vertebrates‚ the heart is made up of four chambers the right and left auricles‚ or atria‚ and the right and left ventricles. The right side of the heart pumps oxygen-poor blood from the cells of the body back to the lungs for new oxygen; the left side of the heart receives blood rich in oxygen from
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION Evaluation Systems and Systems Evaluation: Building Capacity and Tools for Enhancing STEM Education Evaluation This research is designed to enhance the capability of the field of evaluation to develop more effective evaluation systems and to conduct more rigorous systems evaluation. By evaluation system we mean the comprehensive and integrated set of capabilities‚ resources‚ activities and support mechanisms for conducting evaluation work. By systems evaluation‚ we mean the assessment
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The two organ systems in the human body I chose were the lymphatic system and the integumentary system. The lymphatic system is there to help fight off diseases and is vital part of the immune system. Integumentary system function is to protect you against infection and other homeostasis. They both play an important role within the human body because we need to protect
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The Systems and Language Skills of English 1. The best teachers are the confident and prepared teachers. To be a successful English teacher you need a good knowledge of the topic. Clearly‚ communication with students is essential in effective teaching. To communicate successfully‚ teachers must know how to structure their own language for maximum clarity and have strategies for understanding what students are saying since understanding student talk is key to analysis of what students know
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FLASH Reproductive System Grades 9-12‚ Lesson 2 Student Learning Objectives The student will be able to … 1. locate and name at least 80% of the parts of the male and female reproductive systems. 2. describe the path of an egg (ovum) during menstruation. Describe the path of a sperm during ejaculation. 3. understand there is a wide range of “normal” anatomy. Agenda 1. Discuss the purpose of the lesson. 2. Brainstorm with the class about body parts. 3. Use Reproductive System Visuals 1-6 to continue
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in three different ways. The ATP/CP system‚ anaerobic system and the Aerobic system all combine during periods of exercise to allow our bodies to continue exercise or playing sport. Most sports have a major system which takes up the bulk of the energy production during the activity and the timing in switching from one to another. This plays a major role in success in the playing arena. In a sport such as Australian Rules football it is important that the systems can switch back and forth between one
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The cardiovascular system‚ also known as the circulatory system‚ is composed of the heart‚ blood vessels‚ and blood. The term cardiovascular refers to the heart (cardio-) and blood vessels (vascular). The term circulatory refers to the circulation of the blood. The heart is a muscular pump and its regular contractions send blood into tough‚ elastic tubes called arteries‚ which branch into smaller vessels and convey oxygen-rich blood through the body. The arteries eventually divide into tiny capillaries
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* Trivia: Other terms used to refer to the "Urinary System" include the "Renal System" and the "Genito-urinary System" * Important Functions of Urinary System *Besides removing waste from bloodstream‚ the urinary system preforms several other functions as well. They are as follows: * Storage of Urine: Urine is producing all the time‚ but it would be inconvenient if we were constantly excreting urine. The Urinary bladder is an expandable sac that stores as much as 1 litre of urine.
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