Cardiovascular System
Useful Links
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- NetPharmacology
A collection of web-based hypertext multimedia materials
used to teach cardiovascular pharmacology at the University of Utah.
- Electrocardiography Library
Many normal and pathologic 12-lead EKGs with interpretations.
- Auscultation Assistant
Listen to normal and abnormal heart and breath sounds through the stethoscope.
- Human Cardiovascular System
Looked at from the viewpoint of a college physics course. Contains many useful links to related topics.
- Heartinfo
Site focuses on cardiovascular disease and preventive approaches.
- Heartlab
Offers an opportunity to sharpen your stethoscope skills online.
Aimed at the Family Practioner but useful to many other health practioners as well.
- Histology of Cardiovascular System
A nice on-line collection of light microscope images and diagrams of the heart and blood vessels.
Also includes valuable but brief notes about the images.
- Cardiovascular Quotes
A literary collection for your amusement and heart-felt pleasure.
- Cardiac Electrophysiology
A very nice collection of tutorials about normal and abnormal electrical activity in the heart. Produced by faculty members at the University of Vermont School of Medicine.
- On-Line Physiology Quizzes
Includes Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Gastrointestinal Systems. A self-evaluation tool.
- Atlas of Echocardiography
This on-line teaching resource is aimed at medical specialists but should be of interest to many of my students. Echocardiography uses ultrasound to image heart movement, valve movement and blood flow. Many different anatomical problems are displayed and discussed.
- William Harvey's Demonstration of the Valves in Arm Veins A concise account of the simple but definitive experiment (with directions for repeating it) of Harvey's epochal discovery that the blood circulates in the body.
Student Contributions
- Heart Anatomy Quiz
Contributed by a student. She writes: "Dr. Magid, I also found this website to be very helpful for my cardiovascular quiz. It does not contain all of the areas that you required to know, but it helps with learning most of the material for the quiz. This site also has links for heart, veins, arteries and blood. You have to click the cardiovascular link to take you to the home page."
- Mechanical Model of the Circulation
Contributed by a student. He writes: "I found this video which is a model representation of cardiovascular output. I found it helpful in explaining the effects on presure, and you can actually see why it is affected. Unfortunately you need real player to see it, and think real player needs to be banished form the earth. "
- Animation of Hemostasis
Contributed by a student. She writes:"Dr. Magid, I thought this website on hemostasis was good for getting a
visual on what is happening."
Earn 5 points Extra Credit! [Limit one per unit. Submission must occur before unit exam.]
Submit a cardiovascular site that you have found useful
along with a brief review and description by email to Dr. Magid
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