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Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day and, in that time, pumps about 23,000 litres of blood around your body. But what happens when it doesn’t work as well as it should? This unit explains what happens in cardiovascular disease, when the heart’s performance is affected, how the normal function of blood vessels is impaired, and what treatments are available. Whether you are a patient, relative, friend or healthcare professional, you will find the unit interesting.
Learning outcomes
Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day and, in that time, pumps about 23,000 litres of blood around your body. But what happens when it doesn’t work as well as it should? This unit explains what happens in cardiovascular disease, when the heart’s performance is affected, how the normal function of blood vessels is impaired, and what treatments are available. Whether you are a patient, relative, friend or healthcare professional, you will find the unit interesting.
Acknowledgements
The search for new medicinal products is one of the major driving forces behind the development and application of new synthetic methods. This unit focuses on a specific case study, which follows the development of a drug for the treatment of high blood pressure. It is a particularly good example of the application of organic chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry, and illustrates the scientific processes that are involved in the development of any new drug.
Learning outcomes
The search for new medicinal products is one of the major driving forces behind the development and application of new synthetic methods. This unit focuses on a specific case study, which follows the development of a drug for the treatment of high blood pressure. It is a particularly good example of the application of organic chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry, and illustrates the scientific processes that are involved in the development of any new drug.
Histology, liver monkey ts (inject blood sect) x40, (direct/above view)
Histology, liver monkey ts (inject blood sect) x40, (direct/above view). Rat dissection stills taken from FARID (Functional Anatomy of the Rat [Interactive Dissection]). This resource was authored by Megan Quentin-Baxter and David Dewhurst, with Graham Irving and Stephen Mera at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Rat anatomy, Either male or female, Pointer to right blood vessels lying on muscle bed of throat, (s
Rat anatomy, Either male or female, Pointer to right blood vessels lying on muscle bed of throat, (side/lateral view)
Rat anatomy, Either male or female, Trachea, thyroid & blood vessels of throat insitu 1, (direct/abo
Rat anatomy, Either male or female, Trachea, thyroid & blood vessels of throat insitu 1, (direct/above view)
Rat anatomy, Either male or female, Pointer to right blood vessels lying on muscle bed of throat 1,
Rat anatomy, Either male or female, Pointer to right blood vessels lying on muscle bed of throat 1, (direct/above view)
Rat anatomy, Either male or female, Trachea, thyroid & blood vessels of throat insitu 1, (direct/abo
Rat anatomy, Either male or female, Trachea, thyroid & blood vessels of throat insitu 1, (direct/above view)
Rat anatomy, Either male or female, Using tissues to mop blood seeping into dissected area (!), (sid
Rat anatomy, Either male or female, Using tissues to mop blood seeping into dissected area (!), (side/lateral view)
Rat anatomy, Male, Pointer to right spermatic blood vessles of right teste, (side/lateral view)
Rat anatomy, Male, Pointer to right spermatic blood vessles of right teste, (side/lateral view). Rat dissection stills taken from FARID (Functional Anatomy of the Rat [Interactive Dissection]). This resource was authored by Megan Quentin-Baxter and David Dewhurst, with Graham Irving and Stephen Mera at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Rat anatomy, Male, Pointer to right spermatic blood vessles of right teste, (side/lateral view)
Rat anatomy, Male, Pointer to right spermatic blood vessles of right teste, (side/lateral view). Rat dissection stills taken from FARID (Functional Anatomy of the Rat [Interactive Dissection]). This resource was authored by Megan Quentin-Baxter and David Dewhurst, with Graham Irving and Stephen Mera at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Rat anatomy, Male, Pointer to spermatic blood vessels, (side/lateral view)
Rat anatomy, Male, Pointer to spermatic blood vessels, (side/lateral view). Rat dissection stills taken from FARID (Functional Anatomy of the Rat [Interactive Dissection]). This resource was authored by Megan Quentin-Baxter and David Dewhurst, with Graham Irving and Stephen Mera at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Rat anatomy, Male, Pointer to left adrenal blood vessels, (side/lateral view)
Rat anatomy, Male, Pointer to left adrenal blood vessels, (side/lateral view). Rat dissection stills taken from FARID (Functional Anatomy of the Rat [Interactive Dissection]). This resource was authored by Megan Quentin-Baxter and David Dewhurst, with Graham Irving and Stephen Mera at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Rat anatomy, Male, Lifting fat surrounded major blood vessels in dorsal line 2, (direct/above view)
Rat anatomy, Male, Lifting fat surrounded major blood vessels in dorsal line 2, (direct/above view). Rat dissection stills taken from FARID (Functional Anatomy of the Rat [Interactive Dissection]). This resource was authored by Megan Quentin-Baxter and David Dewhurst, with Graham Irving and Stephen Mera at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Rat anatomy, Female, Raised mesentery + mesenteric blood vessels 1, (direct/above view)
Rat anatomy, Female, Raised mesentery + mesenteric blood vessels 1, (direct/above view). Rat dissection stills taken from FARID (Functional Anatomy of the Rat [Interactive Dissection]). This resource was authored by Megan Quentin-Baxter and David Dewhurst, with Graham Irving and Stephen Mera at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Rat anatomy, Female, Raised mesentery + mesenteric blood vessels 1, (direct/above view)
Rat anatomy, Female, Raised mesentery + mesenteric blood vessels 1, (direct/above view). Rat dissection stills taken from FARID (Functional Anatomy of the Rat [Interactive Dissection]). This resource was authored by Megan Quentin-Baxter and David Dewhurst, with Graham Irving and Stephen Mera at Leeds Metropolitan University.
Angiogenesis and Metastasis in Cancer
The resource below is a series of Powerpoint slides (and a list of further reading) on the cellular and molecular basis of angiogenesis and metastasis in cancer. It gives a short overview of the basic organisation of blood vessels and how tuours agrow and spread by stimulating new blood vessel growth and metastic transformation, highlighting the signalling pathways involved in these processes. These slides were created by Dr. Momna Hejmadi as part of her course to first and second year undergrad
The Full Blood Count
A haematology resource used for Year 3 undergraduate medicine. Curriculum dependencies of taking a blood sample and types of blood cells and their functions. It is used for self-directed learning for 200-300 students per year and is non-credit bearing.
Heart anatomy
This topic contains a labelled photograph and diagram of the heart. An introduction to the cardiac cycle is given: the heart is briefly described as having four chambers, and the blood-flow within them is described (e.g. if it is oxygenated or deoxygenated). An animation illustrates the direction of blood flow during the cardiac cycle.
