PPT-The Heart of the Matter Structure and Function of the Heart

5 Interesting Facts about the Heart Each day your heart beats 100000 times Each minute your heart pumps 15 gallons of blood Heart disease is the 1 cause of death A normal heart valve is about the size of a half dollar coin . How true Solomons words are and if the healing medicine of joy was ever needed it is needed in our day We live in a world surrounded by heartache and sorrow leaving our hearts diseased by discouragement and depression But centuries ago God directed They can affect how blood flows th rough the heart and out to the rest of the body Common examples include holes in different areas of the heart and narrow or leaky valves There are many types of heart defects with different degrees of severity base Heart – located in mediastinum within the thoracic cavity. The Pericardium – . membrane surrounding heart. Serous Pericardium . = 1. Parietal - outer layer. 2. Visceral - inner layer (part of . epicardium. Cardiovascul. ar Disease and Mental Health. Dr. Michael Knepp. Psychology and Neuroscience. University of Mount Union. 12/8/15. Psychology and the Heart. Various personality traits linked with excess cardiovascular reactivity & disease (CVD) . The heart. The heart. The cardiovascular system is composed of three main parts: the heart, the blood vessels and the blood. Its function is to deliver oxygen and nutrients and excrete waste products from all the cells of the body.. The Pericardium – . membrane surrounding heart. Serous Pericardium . = 1. Parietal - outer layer. 2. Visceral - inner layer (part of . epicardium. ). Layers of Heart Wall. Epicardium. – outermost layer. Heart Disease is Still the #1 Killer. Roger & Shirley Price. Sr. National Managers. Mesa, Arizona. A phone recording of this webinar is available by calling . 1-712-432-0453.. PIN . 8626. This is not a toll-free call.. Designed by journey. CONTENT. Part . O. ne. Use, by you or one client, in a single end product which end users are not charged for. . Part Two. Use, by you or one client, in a single end product which end users are not charged for. . Structure and function of the cardiovascular system. Learning Outcomes. By the end of this topic you should …. Know the double-circulatory system (systemic and pulmonary). Know the different types of blood vessel. is . about . the . size of a . fist.. Located in the . mediastinum. (space between lungs, backbone, sternum. ).. The distal end of the heart is called the . apex. .. Sagittal view of the thoracic cavity, lung removed. . Understandings. U.D.4.1: structure of cardiac muscle cells allows propagation of stimuli through the heart wall. . U.D.4.2: signals from the sinoatrial node that cause contraction cannot pass directly from atria to ventricles.. (2) Human Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, England Abstract Histological relationships and the distribution of junctions between myocardial cells and Structure and function “Cardiovascular disease claimed 39.4 percent of all deaths or 1 of every 2.5 deaths in the United States in 2000. CVD was about 60 percent of “total mention mortality.” This means that of over 2,400,000 deaths from all causes, CVD was listed as a primary or contributing cause on about 1,415,000 death certificates.” (American Heart Disease). Cirencester Kingshill School PE Department – GCSE . PE . Chapter 1b. At the end of three theory lessons you will know …. Pathway of air through the body. Understand gaseous exchange . Cardiac Cycle.