Introduction to the Cardiovascular System

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Introduction to the Cardiovascular System

Course Length:

48 topics
45 minutes of seat time

language

English

Course Features:

Audio narration
Animations
Progress checks
Pop quizzes
Final assessment

Target Audience:

Nurses
Midwives
Student Nurses and Midwives
AIN’s/PCA’s
Medical Professionals
Medical Students
Allied Health Professionals

This program is designed to introduce you to the main features of the cardiovascular system and how they work together to carry out their important functions in the body. The program begins with an overview of the cardiovascular system, followed by an explanation of its components and function. You will then learn about the different components in the blood and how they relate to hemostasis. You will also learn about the structure of the heart, about the cardiac cycle, and about the conduction system, which ensures the rhythmicity of the pulse. And lastly, you will learn about the different types of blood vessels and the roles they play in hemodynamics and blood pressure.

Upon completion of this learning program, you will be able to::

Identify primary components of the cardiovascular system and their function.
Link the components of blood to their functions.
Describe the structure and function of the heart.
Relate the cardiac cycle to the electrocardiogram.
Understand factors that affect blood flow through the cardiovascular system.

GETTING STARTED
1. SOUND CHECK
2. DISCLAIMER
3. WELCOME
4. NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS
STAYING FOCUSED
1. INTRODUCTION
2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
1. OVERVIEW
  - Pop Up: Carotid Arteries
  - Pop Up: Aorta
  - Pop Up: Vena Cava
  - Pop Quiz
2. COMPONENTS AND FUNCTION
  - Pop Quiz
THE BLOOD
1. BLOOD FUNCTION
  - Side Note – Did You Know?
  - Progress Check
2. BLOOD COMPONENTS
  - Pop Up: Red Blood Cells
  - Pop Up: White Blood Cells
  - Pop Up: Platelets
  - Side Note – Digging Deeper
  - Progress Check
3. HEMOSTASIS
  - Side Note – Did You Know?
  - Progress Check
THE HEART
1. HEART STRUCTURE
  - Pop Up: Right Atrium
  - Pop Up: Left Atrium
  - Pop Up: Right Ventricle
  - Pop Up: Left Ventricle
  - Pop Up: Bicuspid Valve
  - Pop Up: Tricuspid Valve
  - Pop Up: Aortic Valve
  - Pop Up: Pulmonary Valve
  - Progress Check
2. THE CARDIAC CYCLE
  - Side Note – Did You Know?
  - Side Note – Did You Know?
  - Progress Check
3. PATHS OF CIRCULATION
  - Pop Up: Afferent Arteriole
  - Pop Up: Efferent Arteriole
  - Pop Up: Bowman’s Capsule
  - Pop Up: Glomerulus
  - Pop Quiz
4. CORONARY CIRCULATION
5. CORONARY ARTERIES
  - Pop Quiz
6. CORONARY VEINS
7. THE CONDUCTION SYSTEM
  - Slider Bar Animation: Electrocardiogram Recordings
  - Side Note – Digging Deeper
  - Progress Check
8. CARDIAC OUTPUT
  - Side Note – Digging Deeper
9. STROKE VOLUME
  - Pop Quiz
THE BLOOD VESSELS
1. OVERVIEW
2. VESSELS TYPES – ARTERIES
  - Side Note – Digging Deeper
  - Pop Quiz
3. VESSELS TYPES – VEINS
4. VESSELS TYPES – CAPILLARIES
  - Progress Check
5. THE MAJOR ARTERIES
  - Pop Quiz
6. THE MAJOR VEINS
  - Side Note – Did You Know?
7. HEMODYNAMICS
  - Side Note – Did You Know?
  - Pop Quiz
8. BLOOD PRESSURE
  - Side Note – Did You Know?
  - Pop Quiz
9. BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION
  - Slideshow: Angiotensin and Blood Pressure
  - Side Note – Did You Know?
TEST YOUR ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
1. SUMMARY
2. FINAL ASSESSMENT
END OF PROGRAM
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES