Importance of Running – Learning from Tom & Jerry

Importance of Running – Learning from Tom & Jerry

Dr. Keyur Parikh (Dr. Parikh) meets Tom and Jerry Tom and Dr. Keyur Parikh (Dr. Parikh) Tom: Hey, Dr. Parikh! We’ve been chasing each other around all day. Is that a good way to stay fit? Dr. Parikh: Absolutely, Tom! Chasing and running around like you two do is...

Blood Flow in the Heart

 Blood comes back to the heart via the veins. The small veins join together to form larger veins, which in turn join to form the two largest veins, the Superior (higher) Vena Cava and the Inferior (lower) Vena Cava. The blood returns to the heart via these huge...

More about the Heart: Four Heart Valves

 The atria receive blood from all the parts of the body and the lungs and push it into the ventricles. The ventricles contract and push blood through the huge Aorta and Pulmonary Artery and then through the whole body and the lungs respectively. In this way, the...

The Heart: A Four Room Apartment

 The heart has four chambers, two atria (atrium-chamber) and two ventricles (cavities). There is an atrium and a ventricle on the right and one each, on the left side. Heart Failure results if the ventricles are overworked, overstrained and swollen. The heart can be...