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[] When creating my pinterest board, I attempted to include resources that relate to every topic we have covered this year. Each one augments what we have studied (such as the recipes for people with Heart Disease, which can also be useful for students whose parents have any sort of cardiovascular disease). Many students this year seemed interested in the superfoods lecture you had, so I linked in an article for next year). The photos from inside a pathology lab can lend a real life application to the pathology reports unit and students can see where all the data is derived from. Though there are many other pins, my personal favorite is Getbodysmart.com. This site has not only comprehensive study guides on the human body and its physiology, but it also has a great number of related quizzes. I believe that this will be the most useful resource for upcoming classes.

Human Heart Summary: This whole idea of an "artificial heart" came about as doctors realized that while there was a high of a demand for hearts, there was too little supply to effectively counter these needs. Scientists believed that building a heart would be simple, as the heart was nothing more than a pump of sorts. However, while the heart pumps 24/7 artificial means could not go continuously for more than 18 months (thus deemed "Bridges to Transplant"). And while the Jarvik-7 was the first machine to replace the human heart, it still required a noisy air compressor that made for a low quality of life. The newest type of artificial heart released whirs like a propeller (rather than the previous method of balloons) and has been installed in 50 calves and 3 humans. Wampler used an Archimedes screw to make a prototype for the heart and install a small pump to assist the ventricle in pushing blood. This is a more long term solution yet the problem was that it damaged the blood by ripping too many blood cells apart. Then Saucier worked on a blood pump, with his Micro Med eventually being surpassed by HeartMate II. The HeartMate was a screw with magnets, and the axis was lubricated by blood. Three people known have used this to completely replace the heart (meaning that they have no pulse). Currently MicroMed is back with a new prototype that has been in Meeko, a calf mentioned at the beginning of the article. Cohn hopes this technology will be available to the masses in the future.