The Circulatory System, Part 1

The Circulatory System, Part 1
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In the first of our two-part series for the circulatory system, we discuss the biological aspect of the circulatory system. This webinar covers the think sequence of blood flow, anatomy of the heart, and how fetal and maternal circulations are different. We also review all the key physiological concepts you will need to know for the test.

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Essential skills

  • Calculate cardiac output

  • Differentiate between ECG and ECHO techniques

  • Predict capillary to tissue fluid flow

  • Determine blood types and assess blood transfusion matches

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Knowledge Fundamentals

  • Circulatory system anatomy and flow of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

  • Heart anatomy

  • Basic heart monitoring techniques such as ECG, ECHO, cuff

  • Red blood cell structure and hemoglobin structure

  • The oxygen dissociated curve

  • Blood types

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On the MCAT

  • The circulatory system is the most content and skill rich system on the MCAT. It has a huge biological footprint, but also connects to many areas of basic sciences

  • It is impossible to cover all topics that you might see on the MCAT related to this system, but most of the low yield/other information the passage will provide

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