Cardiovascular Construction Kit

Author:

Daniel Udovic, Nils Peterson, Sarah Douglas

Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium

Collection:

BioQUEST Library OnLine

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

The Cardiovascular Construction Kit (CVCK) allows students to design and construct a wide range of cardiovascular systems, testing each one to see how it behaves and whether it could actually exist and survive in a real organism. CVCK provides a set of basic components, e.g., pumps, vessels, capillaries and so on, which may be pieced together to construct a cardiovascular system. Gauges and measurement techniques are provided so you can draw conclusions from your experiments. Note: CVCK is a MAC Archive Module and requires System 6.05 to System 6.07.

To construct cardiovascular systems with CVCK, select components from the menu bars, drag them onto the main screen, and connect them together by making them touch.

CVCK makes it possible to construct experiments as well as systems. Such experiments allow comparisons of the performance of systems with different configurations or characteristics.

One constructs experiments by deciding what aspects of performance need to be measured and by hooking up gauges at appropriate places.

Gauges that can measure variables like pressure and blood flow can be connected to the components, and the values that are read from these gauges can be displayed in the form of a graph.

Languages:

English

Media Format:

Graphics/Photos, Other, Text/HTML, Downloadable docs

Technical Requirements:

MAC Archive - System 6.05 to System 6.07|Mac OSX

Conditions of Use:

Custom License