International A Level Biology / Mammalian transport systems

Dissecting a mammalian heart

Edexcel International A Level Biology (YBI11), chapter 2: Mammalian transport systems, specification point 1.8. Part of the full course.

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Dissecting a mammalian heart lets you identify its chambers, valves and vessels, and compare the ventricle walls. It also gives you practice measuring carefully and assessing hazards and risks.

More lessons in Mammalian transport systems

• Why many animals need a heart and circulation
• Blood and haemoglobin: carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide
• The oxygen dissociation curve
• The Bohr effect and fetal haemoglobin
• Arteries, veins and capillaries
• The structure of the mammalian heart
• The cardiac cycle and the pressure graph
• How atherosclerosis develops
• Blood clotting and its role in CVD