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Lab 38A: Structure of the Heart

PURPOSE:
To review the structural characteristics of the human heart and to examine the major features of a mammalian heart

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the major structural features of the Human heart
2. Compare the features of the Human heart with those of other mammalian hearts

PROCEDURE A: Human Heart
1. Review the Structure of the Heart in Cpt 12 pages 368-375, and the Structure of the Heart page

2. Define the terms from Vocabulary List A

3. Print out the figures below, paste figures 38.1, 38.2 and 38.3 into your Lab Notebook and then label them

4. Complete Part A in your Lab Notebook

5. Examine the models of the heart and locate the following structures by identifying the labels: heart, apex, pericardium (visceral and parietal layers), pericardial cavity, epicardium, myocardium, endocardium, atria (right and left), auricles, ventricles (right and left), interventircular septum, Superior Vena Cava, Inferior Vena Cava, tricuspid valve, chordae tendineae, papillary muscles, pulmonary trunk, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, pulmonary valve, bicuspid valve, aorta, aortic valve, coronary arteries, cardiac veins, coronary sinus

6. As you complete the lab, Review the "Lab Objectives" from the handout and write a synopsis of the lab addressing the first objective.  Focus on the relationship between parts as the pertain to blood flow.  Pay attention to oxygenated and deoxygenated blood flow.

fig 38.3