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<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>International</strong> AS <strong>Level</strong> <strong>Biology</strong><br />

Recommended resources<br />

Chapter 8<br />

Further reading<br />

Prior, R. (2013) Circulatory System (Kindle edition). Prior Educational Resources.<br />

This is a Kindle edition. It’s an interactive book, describing the structure and function of the human<br />

cardiovascular system, including questions. (Note that the content only partially matches the<br />

content in the <strong>Cambridge</strong> syllabus.)<br />

Online and interactive resources<br />

www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hhw/<br />

Clear descriptions and diagrams of structure and function of the human heart.<br />

http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/CVHTML/CVIDX.html<br />

Photographs and micrographs of the heart, and heart diseases.<br />

www.fi.edu/learn/heart/vessels/vessels.html<br />

Information about blood vessels.<br />

www.fi.edu/learn/heart/blood/blood.html<br />

Information about blood.<br />

www.histologyguide.org/About_Us/About_Us.html<br />

Histology <strong>Guide</strong> is an interactive site for histology.<br />

www.histologyguide.org/EM_Atlas/09_Cardiovascular_System.html<br />

For the structure of blood vessels.<br />

http://news.nationalgeographic.co.uk/news/2004/02/0224_040225_evolution.html<br />

Information on adaptations to high altitude.<br />

www.abpischools.org.uk<br />

This website from the Association of British Pharmaceutical Societies (ABPI) is good for notes on<br />

heart and circulation. It includes a glossary, questions and animations.<br />

Video<br />

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H04d3rJCLCE<br />

A clear (though fairly basic) overview of heart structure and function, including the roles of the SAN<br />

and AVN.<br />

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcWNjt77uHc<br />

A description of the cardiac cycle.<br />

<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>International</strong> AS and A <strong>Level</strong> <strong>Biology</strong> © <strong>Cambridge</strong> University Press 2014

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