The Mammalian Heart

By Idura Namira
Learning Objectives
The heart
Thickness of Chambers
Side Thickness
Left
Atrium
Thin walls, only need to pump
to ventricles.
Left
Ventricl
e
Has the thickest muscle and it
has to induce enough pressure
to pump the blood throughout
the whole body.
Right
Atrium
Thin walls only need to pump
to ventricles.
Right
Ventricl
e
Has thinner muscle compare
to the left ventricle as it only
has to pump blood to the
lungs.
Stages of The Cardiac Cycle
The cardiac cycle
Control of
The
Heartbeat
Electrocardiograms
The part labelled P represents the wave of excitation
sweeping over the atrial walls. The parts labelled Q, R
and S represent the wave of excitation in the ventricle
walls. The T section indicates the recovery of the
ventricle walls.