Slide 1 Slide 2 The heart is actually located in the middle of the chest near the lungs, not the left where you would place your hand over your heart. The heart is tipped…

Getting to the Heart of the Matter… The Circulatory System The Circulatory System Components: Heart – cardiac muscle, involuntary blood vessels – lined w/smooth muscles…

Getting to the Heart of the Matter… The Circulatory System Click on picture to see video The Circulatory System Consists of the following: heart blood vessels blood AKA…

Ch. 12 The Heart -The function of the heart is to pump blood through the arteries, veins, and capillaries. -The heart is located in the Thoracic Cavity, called the MEDIASTINUM…

THE HUMAN HEART Lubb-Dubb THE HEART Made of muscle tissue Heart wall is made of cardiac muscle Contains pacemaker Contains nervous tissue responding to stimuli (leading to…