Dissection of a Sheep’s Heart

Structure and Function

Today’s Objective

• To analyse the information gathered from Wednesday’s sheep heart dissection and prepare a report for submission

Thinking Time

2 Minute Power QuestionOutline the flow of blood around the heart starting and finishing with the right atrium.

Thinking Time - Answer

From the bodies organs and cells

Vena Cava Right Atrium Tricuspid Valve Right Ventricle

Pulmonary Semilunar Valve Pulmonary Artery

Lungs

Pulmonary Vein Left Atrium Bicuspid Valve

Left Ventricle Aortic Semilunar Valve Aorta

To the bodies organs & cells

Report FormatA full report write up is required using a format of your choosing i.e. Word, PowerPoint etc…

• TITLE – What are we doing?• AIM – What are you hoping to achieve?• MATERIALS & METHOD – A diagram would be nice here• RESULTS – Photos or diagrams of the full heart anatomy is

needed.• DISCUSSION – Answer the discussion questions• CONCLUSIONS – A summary of your findings

This report is due for submission NO LATER than Wednesday the 18th of September