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Human Heart: National Geographic
Sub Assignment 2/5/09
1. View the Blood Flow Animation.
2. On a piece of paper. Explain blood flow of the heart, listing all parts that blood flows through (even the valves) starting with the inferior & superior vena cava and ending with the aorta. Be detailed!!
3. On Tuesday of next week we will do the EKG lab. Therefore you must have some background knowledge of what an EKG is. Using a variety of websites of your choice, answer the following questions:
1. What is an EKG?
2. How is it used to diagnose abnormalities in the electrical currents that occur in the human heart?
3. Draw a picture of the parts of an EKG
4. Draw two different examples of an EKG that shows specific heart defects or abnormalities.
5. Turn in your paper.
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