The Human Body: The Cardiovascular System

Publisher Britannica Digital Learning

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Britannica Digital Learning

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Copyright

2011

ISBN13

9781615302512

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - 12th Grade

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Overview

Though only about the size of a clenched fist, the human heart bears the immense burden of sustaining human life and activity. Functioning to circulate blood throughout the body, the heart is an organ on which all others intimately depend. This volume relates the anatomy of the heart and the effects of the diseases to which it is sometimes prone. Annotated diagrams and illustrations bolster the narrative and highlight significant aspects of cardiology and the incredible cardiovascular system.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: The Human Heart.
2: Origin and Development.
3: Pericardium.
4: External Surface of the Heart.
5: Chambers of the Heart.
6: Atria.
7: Ventricles.
8: Valves of the Heart.
9: The Heart Wall.
10: Blood Supply to the Heart.
11: Heartbeat.
12: The Conduction System.
13: Nervous Control of the Heart.
14: Cardiac Output.
15: Systole and Diastole.
16: Heart Sounds and Murmurs.
17: The Blood Vessels.
18: Arteries.
19: The Aorta and Its Principal Branches.
20: Renal Artery.
21: The Pulse.
22: Veins.
23: Venae Cavae.
24: Portal System.
25: Venous Pulmonary System.
26: Capillaries.
27: Pulmonary Circulation.
28: Systemic Circulation.
29: Human Fetal Circulation.
30: Angiogenesis.
31: Congenital Heart Disease.
32: Causes and Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease.
33: Types of Congenital Heart Diseases.
34: Abnormalities of Individual Heart Chambers.
35: Abnormalities of the Atrial Septum.
36: Abnormalities of the Ventricular Septum.
37: Abnormal Origins of the Great Arteries.
38: Abnormalities of the Valves.
39: Abnormalities of the Myocardium and Endocardium.
40: Abnormalities of the Coronary Arteries.
41: Abnormalities of the Aorta.
42: Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return.
43: Anomalies of the Venae Cavae.
44: Repair of Congenital Cardiac Defects.
45: Acquired Heart Disease.
46: Coronary Artery Disease.
47: Coronary Heart Disease.
48: Epidemiology.
49: Risk Factors.
50: Angina Pectoris.
51: Heart Attack.
52: Survival During and After a Heart Attack.
53: Sudden Death.
54: Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease.
55: Diseases of the Pulmonary Artery and Aorta.
56: Rheumatic Heart Disease.
57: Pulmonary Heart Disease (Cor Pulmonale).
58: Other Diseases of the Pulmonary Artery and Aorta.
59: Diseases of Heart Tissues, Disturbances in Cardiac Rhythm, and Heart Failure.
60: Diseases of Heart Tissues.
61: Diseases of the Endocardium and Valves.
62: Diseases of the Myocardium.
63: Diseases of the Pericardiu
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