Mass Transport in Animals: The Cardiac Cycle
Mass Transport in Animals: The Cardiac Cycle
- Knowledge required of heart anatomy, cardiac cycle stages, blood circulation route.
- Understanding needed of haemoglobin structure and its different types.
- Key knowledge of oxygen dissociation curve.
- Familiarity with key terms such as dissociation, affinity, Bohr effect.
- Ability to interpret new dissociation curve patterns, applying understanding of underlying principles.
- Ability needed to calculate cardiac output from stroke volume and heart rate.
- Links to be made to exercise, health, proteins, and adaptations.
- Knowledge of blood components and ability to compare structures of different blood vessels required.