Internet Activities


Milestones in Cardiology

http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/history/firsts.html
Explore the history of cardiology at this site.

Question:

  1. What was the major contribution of William Harvey?
  2. Who was the first heart surgeon?
  3. 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:

  1. On a piece of paper, list and describe several images available at this site.
  2. How can this site help an anatomy student?

Heart: How it Works

http://www.americanheart.org
The American Heart Association has developed this comprehensive site on the heart.

Question: What resources are available at this site?

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?

Histoweb
The University of Kansas maintains this comprehensive graphic site on human histology, including this description of blood vessels.

Questions:

  1. List the main differences between veins and arteries.
  2. How are arteries and veins similar?

Tubular Circulation
This site presents information about arteries and veins.

Question: How many miles of vessels are found in an average adult human?

Blood Pressure
This extensive site discusses fundamental information about blood pressure.

Question:

  1. What is the normal blood pressure of an average human?
  2. Define high and low blood pressure.

Cholesterol
Learn the facts about cholesterol from the American Heart Association at this site.

Question: What is the difference between "good" and "bad" cholesterol?