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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?