Anatomical Model, Heart as a Pump Cardiac Function Simulator

Designed for hands on collaborative learning by teams of 3-4 students, this working model simulates all of the key functions of the human heart.
Learning objectives are reached through a series of open-ended investigations which emphasize problem solving:
How valves function and how they produce one way blood flow.
To measure cardiac output and the factors and conditions which affect cardiac output.
To collect quantitative, experimental data and use it to explain heart function.
To solve problems and predict how different conditions influence and affect cardiac function.
To relate the mechanical function of the heart, to heart structural anatomy.
Equally well suited to programs in community colleges, 4-year institutions, and professional schools, the complete learning package includes the pumping heart model with support base, and illustrated manual which incorporates a 10-page instructor guide, set-up instructions, and a 3-4 hour hands on inquiry exercise, directly insertable into any anatomy and physiology curriculum. Students will learn:
how valves function and how they produce one-way blood flow• to calculate cardiac output and other cardiac parameters
to collect and analyze data to solve problems
how the mechanical function of the heart relates to its anatomical structure