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Modeling the Heart as a Pump - Section 1 of 5
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Highlights: Investigate the Heart as a double pump acting in series with the rest of the circulatory system.
Abstract: Section 1 of the Physics of the Cardiovascular System investigates the role of the heart in the cardiovascular (CVS) system. Students will: 1) learn/review the general structure of the heart and the important anatomical features necessary to understand its physical functioning; 2) use a physical model to actively investigate the role of the heart as a double pump acting in series with the rest of the CVS; and 3) apply physics understanding to the interpretation of LaPlace's Law in the Heart, Pressure-Volume Cardiac Cycle Diagrams, Heart Valve Disorders, and Work done by the heart in health and disease.
Resource Types: In-class activity, Lecture materials, Lab, Demonstration, Instructor supplement, Restricted access, Pre-class assignment, Homework, Student reading
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Nancy Donaldson

Rockhurst University

Charles Gosselin

Rockhurst University

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Physics Topics: 

Classical Mechanics > Work and Energy > Mechanical Power, Work

Fluid Mechanics > Dynamics of Fluids > Flow Rate

Fluid Mechanics > Statics of Fluids > Static Pressure

Fluid Mechanics > Surface Tension > Force of Surface Tension

Life Sciences Topics: 

Cross-cutting Biological Concepts > Structure/Function Relationships > Elasticity

Human and Animal Physiology > Cardiovascular System > Cardiovascular Disorders, Healthy Cardiovascular Function

Math Topics: 
Algebra; Geometry

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Copyright:   2019 Nancy Donaldson, Charles Gosselin

License:   CC: BY-NC-SA - Attribution, No Commercial uses and Share Alike. Derivative works must have the same license

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