EMS Update:                                                                Anatomy & Physiology of the Heart

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Course Objectives

1. To learn the basics of the anatomy of the heart:
   1. Size, weight and location within the body
   2. The chambers of the heart
   3. The valves of the heart
   4. Structure of the heart wall
   5. The coronary circulation
   6. The conducting system of the heart

    

2. To learn the hemodynamic properties of the cardiac cycle:
   1. Systole and diastole
   2. The components and the chronological events in the cardiac cycle
   3. Cardiac output
3. To become acquainted with cardiovascular hemodynamics:
   1. Pulse
   2. Blood pressure
   3. Systemic peripheral resistance

    

4. To learn the basic anatomy, physiology, and function of the components of the vascular system:
   1. Arterial system
   2. Venous system
   3. Capillary system

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Anatomy & Physiology of the Heart

About the Instructor

Course Objectives

Overview of the Cardiovascular System

The Cardiac Cycle

Hemodynamics of the Cardiac System

The Vascular System

References

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