November 5, 2024

A Level Biology Revision “Pressure Changes during the Cardiac Cycle”

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In this video, we look at the pressure changes taking place in the heart during the cardiac cycle. I show you how to interpret the graphs showing pressure changes in the left atrium, left ventricle and aorta. I also discuss how these pressure changes lead to valves opening and closing.

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Wiggers diagram
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DanielChangMD revised original work of DestinyQx, CC BY-SA 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

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