Internet Activities

Milestones in Cardiology

http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/history/firsts.html

Explore the history of cardiology at this site.

Question: A. What was the major contribution of William Harvey?

B. Who was the first heart surgeon?

C. Who performed the first successful heart transplant?

 

Medical Imaging: Cardiac Images

http://www.cvmg.com/education/images.html

Images of the circulatory system were acquired from the Toshiba biplane cardiac catheterization system at this site.

Question: On a piece of paper, list and describe several images available at this site.

B. How can this site help an anatomy student?

 

The Structure of the Human Heart

http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/structure/structure.html

Explore the structure of the human heart at this site.

Question: Why can you feel your heart beating better on your left side?

 

Aneurysms

http://www.tmc.edu/thi/aneurysm.html

The Texas Heart Institute provides this extensive site about aneurysms.

Question: What is an aneurysm?