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4 The Cardiac Cycle and Circulation

Name: __________________________________

Teacher: Date: Time:

Purpose of Assessment: Assessment for Learning

Method of Assessment: YES/NO

Learning Goals:

● Learn about the structure of the heart.

● Identify the different parts of the heart.
● Explain the cardiac cycle.

Overall Expectations

● E3. Demonstrate an understanding of animal anatomy and physiology, and describe

disorders of the respiratory, circulatory and digestive systems.

Specific Expectations

● E3.3. Explain the anatomy of the circulatory system and its function in transporting
substances that are vital to health.

Instructions:
1. Make a copy of this document.
 2. Put a copy of your work in your course folder.

ITEMS:

1. Explain why there is a difference in the thickness of the walls of the atria and the
walls of the ventricles.

2. Explain the importance of the coronary blood vessels.

3. Why do the atrioventricular valves have chordae tendineae while the semilunar
valves do not?
4. Describe briefly what happens during diastole and systole.

5. The heartbeat is generally described as a lubb-DUBB sound. Explain what is

happening in the heart to produce this sound.

6. Cardiac muscle is myogenic, but the nervous system can influence the heart rate.
Explain this apparent contradiction.