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Engineering the Heart: Heart Valves
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Samson, Carleigh Terry, Ben Briggs, Brandi |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | Students learn how healthy human heart valves function and the different diseases that can affect heart valves. They also learn about devices and procedures that biomedical engineers have designed to help people with damaged or diseased heart valves. Students learn how healthy human heart valves function and the different diseases that can affect heart valves. They also learn about devices and procedures that biomedical engineers have designed to help people with damaged or diseased heart valves. Students learn about the pros and cons of different materials and how doctors choose which engineered artificial heart valves are appropriate for certain people. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Life Science Aortic Valve Medical Tricuspid Valve Heart Valve Circulatory System Human Body Healthcare Valve Replacement Human Heart Pulmonary Valve Mitral Valve One-way Valve Open Heart Surgery Surgery |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Biology |
