The Heart as a Pump

Hands-on Cardiac Function Simulator

Designed for hands on collaborative learning by teams of 3-4 students, this working model simu-lates all of the key functions of the human heart. Through a series of open-ended investigations which emphasize problem solving, students will learn:

• How valves function and how they produce one way blood flow.• To measure cardiac output and the factors and conditions which affect cardiac output.• To collect quantitative, experimental data and use it to explain heart function.• To solve problems and predict how different conditions influence and affect cardiac func-tion.• To relate the mechanical function of the heart, to heart structural anatomy.

Equally well suited to programs in commu-nity colleges, 4-year institutions and professional schools, the complete learning package includes the pumping heart model with support base, and illustrated manual which incorporates a 10-page instructor guide, set-up instructions, and a 3-4 hour hands on inquiry exercise, directly insertable into any anatomy and physiology curriculum.