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Instructional Video

The Circulatory System

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Compare a variety of animals' circulatory systems to the human circulatory system. Paul Andersen uses his SMART Board to show the differences between two, three, and four chamber hearts, focusing on the human heart. 

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Concepts
pulse rate, blood vessels, blood, red blood cells, white blood cells, heart attacks, the heart, capillaries, plasma, platelets, valves, veins, ventricles
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Additional Tags
hemolymph, pulse, interstitial fluid, circulatory systems, heart chambers, atriums, valves, ventricles, pulmonary artery, blood vessels, capillaries, veins, plasma, platelets, red blood cells, white blood cells, cardiac cycle, diastole, systole, heart attack, coronary arteries, science
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Classroom Considerations
  • At the very end of the movie, Andersen refers to the vessels that supply the heart with blood as carotid arteries, when he means coronary arteries
Pros
  • A great resource for a biology, anatomy, or physiology class
  • Thoroughly discusses blood vessels and blood components, as well as the cardiac cycle
Cons
  • None