BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Heart Failure, Bothrops Jararaca, Coronary Artery Disease
20 Mar 2017
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Referred to as the seed of the soul. We often tend to feel emotions in our chest (tight) Only organ that moves in a regular way. Idea of dissecting human body was tabooed. When you died don"t mess with the body, structures in body was prohibited. Could be cut open as part of what they do and you could look in body and see sometimes while still alive. Heart is a pump that moves blood from place to place. Various valves that insure blood in right direction. Actual first person in middle east who ided system. Heart pumps 2. 6 billion times during your life. Difficulties with heart are often these blood vessels. Coronary because kind of have shape of crown. Co sticks better to hemoglobin better than o2. Diet high in fruits and vegetables is great for preventing. Variety of different things is also important. Heart attacks in young women often misdiagnosed.
