Public First Aid Certificate Course (English) Lecture 2 Wounds & Bleeding Mr. N. Tang Learning Objectives Upon completion of this lecture, participants will be able to…

Physiology Cardiovascular System Cardiac Muscle and the Heart Myocardium Heart muscle Sits in the media stinum of the thoracic cavity Left Axis Deviation May have a right…

General Features of the Heart General Features of the Heart Created by: Sydney, Damon, and Jordy Four Chambers The heart has four chambers. The two ventricles and the two…

Slide 1 Circulatory System 2 carry blood away from heart usually O2 rich Pulmonary artery â artery leading from heart to lung (deoxygenated) connective tissue and muscle…

What makes up our blood? RED BLOOD CELLS (Erythrocytes) – The most abundant cells in our blood; produced in the bone marrow hemoglobin which carries oxygen to cells. WHITE…

CVD statistics Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2005 CVD accounted for approximately 38 percent of all deaths CVD has been the number…

Location and Protection of the Heart The heart is located in the thoracic cavity between the lungs and on top of the diaphragm in a region called the Mediastinum. The heart…

Review The Heart- pathway of blood flow through the heart Deoxygenated blood from rest of body to right atrium via superior and inferior vena cava  right atrium  right…

Ch 12 Heart and Circulatory System The Body’s Transport System 4 Chambered Heart – size of clenched fist 2 Atria 2 Ventricles Arteries (efferent vessels) Veins (afferent…

THE HEART 7.5-7.7 The Heart Surrounded by fluid-filled membrane called the pericardium to prevent friction Two pumps divided by a septum that are synchronized Right side…