Y10 Medical Science

Circulatory System

Blood

Describe the major components of human blood.

What Is Blood Made of?

5 minutes
SciPad tasks

How do blood transfusions work?

5 minutes

Why do blood types matter?

5 minutes

How a wound heals itself

4 minutes

Blood Donation

4 minutes (Science in Life)

Centrifuging: separating blood

30 seconds

Blood Vessels

Describe the major features and functions of arteries, veins and capillaries.

Blood Vessels

4 minutes
SciPad tasks

Arteries, veins and capillaries

1 minute review
SciPad Tasks

Capillary

A capillary is a small blood vessel from 5 to 10 micrometres (μm) in diameter, and having a wall one endothelial cell thick. They are the smallest blood vessels in the body: they convey blood between the arterioles and venules.

Capillaries

3 minutes - SciPad p.190

Capillary Fluid Exchange

3 minutes - diffusion

The Heart

Label the features of the human heart.
Identify the major features and functions of the human circulatory system.
Tasks on SciPad

Heart 101

3 minutes - National Geographic
Read more about
Heart Anatomy, Function, and Blood Circulation

How the heart actually pumps blood

4 minutes

What happens during a heart attack?

5 minutes - SciPad p.188-189

What happens during a stroke?

5 minutes

Heart - GCSE

5 minutes

Sheep Heart Dissection

Demo: Sheep Heart Dissection

Arizona Science Center: 6 min

Heart Dissection GCSE

Ava Hearts Biology: 5 min

Heart Dissection

Silvergrass Institute: 6 min

Sheep Heart Dissection: Part I

SDPB: 5 min - Part 2 here

Day in the Life: Heart Surgeon

Adventist HealthCare: 4 min

A Day of a Cardiac Surgeon

RWJBarnabas Health: 6 min

Blood - extension

Blood - Overview

Video 1 Blood and the Immune System Overview

2 minutes

Components and Function

2 minutes

Plasma

2 minutes

Red Blood Cells

2 minutes

Blood Platelets

2 minutes

White Blood Cells

2 minutes

Blood Cancers

3 minutes (optional)

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