Heart

Describe with aid of the

diagrams and
photographs. The external
and internal structure of
the mamalian heart
Explain the difference in
the thickness of the walls
in relation to their function

General notes:
The pulmonary artery
carries deoxygenated
blood as we should
remember
Arteries carry blood away
from the heart
And Veins carry blood
back to the heart

Order of contractions in
the heart:

Diastole
Atrial systole
Ventricular systole

The two circulations

circuits in the body:
Pulmonary :
deoxygenated blood
to the lungs and back
to the heart
Systemic: to the rest
of the body and back

Diagram of the heart: