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9HEART
9HEART
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EXERCISE NO. 9
HEART
GIO: to learn and understand the structures and functions of the heart
SIO:
a. location
-Your heart is about the size of your clenched fist. It lies in the front and middle of your chest, behind and
slightly to the left of your breastbone. It is a muscle that pumps blood to all parts of your body to provide
it with the oxygen and nutrients in needs to function.
-The heart wall is made of 3 layers: epicardium, myocardium and endocardium. The myocardium is the
muscular middle layer of the heart wall that contains the cardiac muscle tissue. Myocardium makes up
the majority of the thickness and mass of the heart wall and is the part of the heart responsible for
pumping blood.
-The heart has four chambers: two atria and two ventricles. The right atrium receives oxygen-poor blood
from the body and pumps it to the right ventricle. The right ventricle pumps the oxygen-poor blood to the
lungs. The left atrium receives oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumps it to the left ventricle.
- The impulse starts in a small bundle of specialized cells located in the right atrium, called the SA node.
The electrical activity spreads through the walls of the atria and causes them to contract. This forces blood
into the ventricles. The SA node sets the rate and rhythm of your heartbeat.
3. Draw a coronal section of the heart showing the different structures
of the chambers.