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.